More so than somebody who doesn't stick a question mark on at the end of a query, yes.Black Sulphur said:Would you consider a Grammar Nazi polite.similar.squirrel said:No. It makes you seem like less of an uneducated and impolite prick.Black Sulphur said:I guess it's the same reason people think punctuation and grammar makes them intelligent.
I think you nailed it.Reenix said:There was something on the BBC recently, mocking the American boy who started the 'No Cussing Club'. This led Stephen Fry (one of Britain's most famous intellectuals) to remark something along the lines of 'Anyone who sees appropriate swearing as wrong is a fucking moron.'Mrhenners12 said:It is something that has troubled me for some time.
I can see how this relates to the topic...swearing doesn't make you seem intellectual, it just shows that you understand moderation and timing. Abusing swearing however DOES make you look ineloquent.
Merely stating an opinion.Black Sulphur said:Well who is being an impolite prick now?similar.squirrel said:More so than somebody who doesn't stick a question mark on at the end of a query, yes.Black Sulphur said:Would you consider a Grammar Nazi polite.similar.squirrel said:No. It makes you seem like less of an uneducated and impolite prick.Black Sulphur said:I guess it's the same reason people think punctuation and grammar makes them intelligent.
tough is the opposite of intellectual?the Dept of Science said:Do they? I always thought it was the opposite, to make themselves sound tougher.
As rear as good spelling. Oh snap!Mrhenners12 said:joe102 said:Swears enphasize points, being intellectual is elequantly insulting someone horribly without need for swearing e.g's:your as sharp as wet leather or your eye's are as good as a badger with cateracts.
no cursing but effective insults.
that is called wit. Its a rear thing these days
Its rear to find people who think pointing out spelling mistakes makes them look smart.Lukeydoodly said:As rear as good spelling. Oh snap!Mrhenners12 said:joe102 said:Swears enphasize points, being intellectual is elequantly insulting someone horribly without need for swearing e.g's:your as sharp as wet leather or your eye's are as good as a badger with cateracts.
no cursing but effective insults.
that is called wit. Its a rear thing these days
That's wit.
OT: I have never met anyone who thinks that.