Audrey Wrote:
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> Martin Stower Wrote:
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Restoring the context:

Merrell wrote:

> > > > Martin has studied linguistics in the context of
> > > > cognitive science. He would not claim, however,
> > > > that this makes him a linguist. He has
> > > > contributed to projects in natural language
> > > > processing, but, again, would not claim that this
> > > > makes him a computational linguist.

Audrey wrote:

> > > In other words he has contributed to projects in
> > > computer programming, which none would call a
> > > natural language. He is an IT computer geek with
> > > no degree and no training or experience in
> > > "Linguistic and interpretation issues".

I wrote:

> > You didn’t have the wit to look it up, did you? It’s
> > precisely about natural language, hence the phrase
> > “natural language”. Duh!

Audrey wrote:

> I was looking for the part about AE and ancient
> history. . . .

No, you werent. Don’t lie. You wrote something stupid and you were caught out.

> Don't try to BS a California girl. You know, the
> state with Silicon Valley . . .

What?! You live in California, so you know all about what’s done in Silicon Valley by osmosis?

You haven’t a clue.

> Or that you are qualified to judge what a MA
> degree entails and how it is applied.

This from Audrey, who “knows better” than all of the professors in Egyptology! Yet suddenly, when it suits her, we must all bow down to an MA. Wow! An MA! She is actually outraged that I dare to doubt.

> Or that you are capable of examining the cartouche
> for yourself and coming to your own conclusions.

Big, brave, alternative Audrey, fawning to academic authoritarianism and demanding that we do likewise. How dare we think for ourselves! Which just goes to show how dangerous and unreliable these faux-radicals are: closet authoritarians every one. I am even inclined to quote The Clash: “We will teach our twisted speech to the unbelievers.”

Yes, Audrey, I am capable of examining the cartouche for myself and coming to conclusions immeasurably more cogent than any you will ever manage. Lacking intelligence, you can not even begin to imagine its exercise. Let me remind you again: Dunning-Kruger.

It takes a level of stupidity which is hard to imagine not to see that demanding qualifications is suicide for the fringe.

> This last is a tough one for you.

Says wishful thinking.

M.