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johnslat · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:56 pm Post subject: Some Ccmmon Mythconceptions

OK, I'll admit it. There were a few of these I thought were true. Very Happy

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/common-mythconceptions-worlds-most-contagious-falsehoods/

One flaw - in Multiple Personalities, "different to" rather then "different from" is used. I couldn't resist. Very Happy

Regards,
John

Xie Lin · Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731

Oh, the old "different to!" A most annoying wrong-ism, as a former student aptly described it. Very Happy

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scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Mythconthepthionth ?

johnslat · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:05 pm Post subject:

Dear scot47,

Aren't you mything the point. Smile

Regards,
John

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

It wath deliberate.

Xie Lin · Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731

Oh, I thought it was a mythunderstanding! Laughing

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johnslat · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:20 am Post subject:

It's a mythtery. Just imagine - if you were drowning and yelled out:

HELP!!! I'm thinking; I'm thinking. Very Happy

Regardth,
John

Sashadroogie · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:37 am Post subject:

Dear Johnslat

Many's the TEFL school that made an advert based on that play on worths...

With Communist greetings

Sasha

johnslat · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:31 pm Post subject:

In my ongoing effort to demythtify, I offer the following:

35 Science 'Facts' That Are Totally Wrong

Many of these are pretty well-known, but there ARE a few that might come as a surprise.

http://www.businessinsider.com/science-misconceptions-and-myths-2014-10?op=1

Regards,
Mythter John

iknowwhatiamtalkingabout · Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Posts: 97

'Different to' is quite annoying, but not as annoying as 'different than'. I hear 'different than' a lot these days. Makes the skin crawl.