Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote:
> And then, when carrying out this ruse – he gets caught in obvious lies - > instead of condemnation, you want to go easy on him because he does not > speak the English language very well ? > I have experienced worse misunderstandings and miscommunication with Arata in English AND IN Japanese -- and so have other Japanese researchers. Arata is a genius who cannot make himself clear long enough to order sushi. He gave a whole lecture in Japanese without once getting to the point described by the abstract and title. It was one digression after another. There are smart people who have trouble communicating. Harrison, the inventor the chronometer, is a famous example. His inability to express himself set back progress in that field for 10 or 20 years, killing thousands of mariners. - Jed
