On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:14:54 -0700, Michael Smith wrote:
>Being the x-cultural dude Michael S. should be able to point me in the
>right direction here.

No disrespect to Michael Sylvester but I don't think you should
hold your breath waiting for a response.

>Wasn't it a recognized 'fact' a while ago (70's?) 

I really hope that you do not do this type of thing in you classes.
"Facts" do not come out of nowhere.  Scientific facts come to us
from published sources which you are obliged to cite and provide
references to.  Since you use quote marks around fact, one is left
with the impression that you are being ironic and that you are
not really referring to a real fact.  If you are referring to a fact,
provide a source.  If you are not referring to a source, what are
you relying upon?  Your perception of what you think people
believed?  Voices in your head?  Heavenly commandments given
to you while sleeping in the dead of night?

Stop being so lazy.  If you make an assertion and try to pass it
off as a "fact", provide a source.  I ask no less of my students.

Oh, since both Michael Sylvester and Michael Smith can both
be referred to a Michael S, stop being so lazy and be spell out
the name.  It'll help to identify when you'll be speaking about
yourself in the third person.

-Mike Palij
New York University
[email protected]


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