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Originally Posted by JinnKai
It's a math concept, one which I should probably not have bastardized to explain my point, especially since I didn't actually provide you with the contrapositive. The ACTUAL contrapositive should have been "A respect of human beings can be achieved by using proper language." Does this hold true, to you?
Improper language, as I used it, is language that any other human could find offensive.
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as stated in that same post, no, improper or proper use of language does not indicate any level of respectfulness towards another human being.
again, DEFINE proper or improper use of language as this is apparently a hinge in your agrument. Your "Improper language, as I used it, is language that any other human could find offensive." thus then leaves little to explore as a directed discussion.
You've created a context of derogatory comments as the boundaries. Now you're lifting that to include any language, well then I still stand by my statement of it's irrational to think "improper language encompasses grammatical and structural errors, thus cannot be a matter of disrespect, it would then predispose that all immigrants and tourists are being disrespectful to fellow human beings as they try to communicate in a language that is not their own."
People found Hemingway to be offensive, not by the content of what he wrote, but just his writing style.
edit: let me make it simple:
"A respect of human beings can be achieved by using RESPECTFUL language."
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Last edited by Cynthetiq; 06-20-2006 at 07:36 AM..
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