Be polite to autodidacts

I like this:

Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

One of many items of wisdom from that prolific memer, Anonymous.

And if someone misspells a word, I guess that means they learned it by hearing it.

I know what you’re thinking. How is “memer” pronounced?

And what acts did auto do?

I have a busy evening in front of me. Here, you get what you pay for.

Originally posted at Brian Micklethwait’s Old Blog

One thought on “Be polite to autodidacts”

  1. Two comments on the original posting, from Michael Jennings, and me in reply:

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    “Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.”

    I will point out that you have done this to me.

    Posted by Michael Jennings on 21 February 2019

    *****

    Apologies.

    The rules you notice are the ones you feel tempted to break, but accept as good ones.

    Posted by Brian Micklethwait on 22 February 2019

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