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Defence-gate...

Kismet said:
I know it's a word but it was contextually, incorrect. A TEACHER of English should know better.
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Weren't you the adolescent boy saying she got her 'degree' at a lowly 'institution'. You can't have it both ways. And you are, anyway, wrong!
 
Mrs Butterface said:
If you actually looked at even the first link you'd see it was first introduced into the English language in 1798 LOL

But yeah... whatever fallacies and excuses help you sleep at night!!

The struggle is real.
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Calm down.

I've never mentioned Priya using disrespectable wrong so it doesn't bother me.

I'm game enough to admit I was wrong, no need to be a dick about it.
 
Melore said:
Weren't you the adolescent boy saying she got her 'degree' at a lowly 'institution'. You can't have it both ways. And you are, anyway, wrong!
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I said she obtained her English certification in India at somewhere similar to a TAFE here. That's what Venky's (Sri_Venkateswara_College) is: a Community College affiliated with Delhi University. It's a fact. even her official profile states such.

She is also an English Teacher, or so we are told, again, BY her official profile, so there's an expectation of her using words, contextually.

How does that make my point moot, Sparky?
 
Kismet said:
I know it's a word but it was contextually, incorrect. A TEACHER of English should know better.
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No it wasn't contextually incorrect. Whatever your problem is with her, at least try to stick to the facts. It's very difficult to try to have a discussion and see someone else's point of view when people are pulling stuff from thin air.

She said "You guys know me for two days. For you to start chanting defense, defense and for Dave and Travis to join in, I think it was very disrespectable really." As in, their actions were not worthy of her respect. Which went perfectly with her other comment that she thinks it says a lot more about them than it did about her.
 
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Mrs Butterface said:
No it wasn't contextually incorrect. Whatever your problem is with her, at least try to stick with the facts. It's very difficult to try to have a discussion and see someone else's point of view when people are pulling stuff from thin air.

She said "You guys know me for two days. For you to start chanting defence, defence and for Dave and Travis to join in, I think it was very disrespectable really." As in, their actions were not worthy of her respect. Which went perfectly with her other comment that she thinks it says a lot more about them than it did about her.
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In that context, she should have said disrespectful as it was an action that HAD happened and she was revisiting the event, after the fact as to THEIR actions being disrespectful toward her. If she had found their actions disrespectable, she would not have bothered with the long winded lecture as that would meant they weren't worthy of her time.

So yes, it's contextually incorrect.
 
Kismet said:
I said she obtained her English certification in India at somewhere similar to a TAFE here. That's what Venky's (Sri_Venkateswara_College) is: a Community College affiliated with Delhi University. It's a fact. even her official profile states such.

She is also an English Teacher, or so we are told, again, BY her official profile, so there's an expectation of her using words, contextually.

How does that make my point moot, Sparky?
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You were slagging off her level of education (multiple times, earlier on, elsewhere). Her standard of education was too low for you. But now you are holding her to a higher standard. etc. Utter perfection in every well-timed syllable that slips her mouth. Hardly moot.

'there's an expectation of her using words, contextually' - that really doesn't sound right, you know. It sounds a bit wonky - but I'm sure you are spot on - perhaps it's just the syntax, the punctuation - it doesn't sit right, though. Never mind. Heat of the moment. It just came out that way. I understand.

But hell, maybe phone the education department and let them know less than perfect usage of a word may well have been made, verbally, on Big Brother, teaching standards are thus dropping, etc.

I think there's an expectation of her being a human being, more so. She's doing rather well in that department.
 
Kismet said:
In that context, she should have said disrespectful as it was an action that HAD happened and she was revisiting the event, after the fact as to THEIR actions being disrespectful toward her. If she had found their actions disrespectable, she would not have bothered with the long winded lecture as that would meant they weren't worthy of her time.

So yes, it's contextually incorrect.
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What?!

She was saying she found their behaviour not worthy of respect. She wasn't saying she found their behaviour disrespectful to her. Two completely different words.
 
Kismet said:
In that context, she should have said disrespectful as it was an action that HAD happened and she was revisiting the event, after the fact as to THEIR actions being disrespectful toward her. If she had found their actions disrespectable, she would not have bothered with the long winded lecture as that would meant they weren't worthy of her time.

So yes, it's contextually incorrect.
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No she should certainly have not said disrespectful in that context.

Disrespectable is the right word in that context.
 
Mrs Butterface said:
I already told you.
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You just said with the post I responded with.

What part of

Tahan said:
Calm down.

I've never mentioned Priya using disrespectable wrong so it doesn't bother me.

I'm game enough to admit I was wrong, no need to be a dick about it.
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Is gaslighting?

Because it was never my intention to "gaslight". And, even after looking at it, I'm still unsure with what part of it is so.
 
Melore said:
You were slagging off her level of education (multiple times, earlier on, elsewhere). Her standard of education was too low for you. But now you are holding her to a higher standard. etc. Utter perfection in every well-timed syllable that slips her mouth. Hardly moot.

'there's an expectation of her using words, contextually' - that really doesn't sound right, you know. It sounds a bit wonky - but I'm sure you are spot on - perhaps it's just the syntax, the punctuation - it doesn't sit right, though. Never mind. Heat of the moment. It just came out that way. I understand.

But hell, maybe phone the education department and let them know less than perfect usage of a word may well have been made, verbally, on Big Brother, teaching standards are thus dropping, etc.

I think there's an expectation of her being a human being, more so. She's doing rather well in that department.
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My point as to her credentials relates far more to the dodgy standards allowed as a "pass" to supposedly educate children, specifically in ENGLISH, in Australia. As a parent, INDEED the standard is too low as I certainly don't want my child, or anyone else's for that matter, to be dumbed down when their teacher is less than stellar.

Also, the fact a HUGE DEAL has been made in reference to her English creds, her being an English Teacher; so much so they even filmed her giving lessons on GRAMMAR to Aisha and Travis. I have said all along regarding Priya, that there's an expectation for said characters to live up to the hype. She has not and specifically on the points she's been touted to have an area of expertise.
 
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