Comments on: The apotheosis of opinion http://tekniklr.com/wpblog/2008/08/01/the-apotheosis-of-opinion/ The sporadically updated rants, ramblings, and repostings of an eccentric creative. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:03:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Binns http://tekniklr.com/wpblog/2008/08/01/the-apotheosis-of-opinion/#comment-1806 John Binns Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:57:25 +0000 http://tekniklr.com/?p=1319#comment-1806 abso-frickin-lutely. another one that sometimes really irks me, depending on context, is "i disagree." "disagreeing" is something people do when there are a lot of somewhat justifiable opinions about something. however, people often use that phrase even when it's a discussion of facts. spanish student #1: "'playa' means beach." spanish student #2: "i disagree. it means ocean." when people say that, it just makes me scrunch up my forehead. you "disagree" with that? what in the hell are you even saying? why don't you both just go look it up? instead of "i disagree" the student should have said "i think you're wrong." abso-frickin-lutely. another one that sometimes really irks me, depending on context, is “i disagree.” “disagreeing” is something people do when there are a lot of somewhat justifiable opinions about something. however, people often use that phrase even when it’s a discussion of facts.

spanish student #1: “‘playa’ means beach.”

spanish student #2: “i disagree. it means ocean.”

when people say that, it just makes me scrunch up my forehead. you “disagree” with that? what in the hell are you even saying? why don’t you both just go look it up? instead of “i disagree” the student should have said “i think you’re wrong.”

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