Gossip

Reddrose · Post by **Reddrose** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:07 pm

I am a Chinese, but I am an english lover. however, when I registered just now, I found that maybe I had come to the wrong place

here members' english is so excellent! and you guys are almost all english teachers! frankly, I feel rather inferior

even so, I still decised to post something here. my favorite topic is gossip, therefor, my question is:

Can I talk about some gossip here?

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:11 pm

You're in luck! Just posted something relating to gossip:
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/teacher/v ... php?t=3513

Reddrose · Post by **Reddrose** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:15 pm

fluffyhamster wrote:You're in luck! Just posted something relating to gossip:
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/teacher/v ... php?t=3513

but dear fluffyhamster, I donna what this link is for? I just clicked it, it seems that nothing is related with gossip!

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:25 pm

As I feared, you seem to be wanting TO (SPREAD) GOSSIP, rather than just talk about "the linguistics of gossip".

Well, all I can really say is, these Teacher Discussion Forums aren't here to provide a means to launch personal attacks on anyone, and even if anything you might want to post did manage to slip by the moderator, don't expect anyone to show much interest (it's not like we know or can therefore care who you are, where you live, who your friends and enemies are etc), or for the posts (if they are slanderous) to be around for long.

You'd probably be better posting on the China Forums over on the International Job/Discussion Forums, but your application for membership there is vetted, and even they only put up with so much nonsense. Have fun!

Reddrose · Post by **Reddrose** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:32 pm

fluffyhamster wrote:As I feared, you seem to be wanting TO GOSSIP, rather than talk about "the linguistics of gossip".

Well, all I can really say is, these Teacher Discussion Forums aren't here to provide a means to launch personal attacks on anyone, and even if anything you might want to post did manage to slip by the moderator, don't expect anyone to show much interest, or for the posts (if they are slanderous) to be around for long.

You'd probably be better posting on the China Forums over on the International Job/Discussion Forums, but your application for membership there is vetted, and they also only put up with so much nonsense.

how did you know I would post some personal attacks here? maybe you just mixed your mind like that? I know, a narrow-minded person always takes others as his/her opponent. however, I am a newcomer here, don't you think you overdid?

anyway, I don't think the mod would be as inimical as you did. and I know this forum isn't yours, that is why I am still here.

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:40 pm

Sure, Reddrose, whatever.

I'd hardly say giving you the benefit of the doubt (that is, assuming at first that you had a serious interest in linguistics), and then helpfully pointing you to somewhere where gossip is more tolerated (indeed, often the only item of discussion) is (me) being "inimical". If there's anyone being inimical (to e.g. discussion) here (*'as you did'), it is you, with your strange and somewhat aggressive attitude.

Anyway, these sorts of "misunderstandings" unfortunately do happen, but they are usually the result of a lack of English (some people misread everything) and manners (as westerners understand them) on the moron's part. Such is life.

woodcutter · Post by **woodcutter** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:53 pm

Did you have a difficult time when you taught in China, Fluff?

(Though I wonder if we don't know this poster already............)

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 4:57 am

No, I didn't. The students that I had in China were a pretty nice bunch on the whole.

Reddrose · Post by **Reddrose** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:39 am

fluffyhamster wrote:No, I didn't. The students that I had in China were a pretty nice bunch on the whole.

you are a teacher? sorry for knowing that

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:49 am

Reddrose wrote:you are a teacher? sorry for knowing that

People are NEVER sorry for knowing things - knowledge is a virtue - so your "phrase" 'Sorry for knowing that' makes little sense. Now that I've fulfilled my duty as a teacher by informing you that you've made an error, perhaps you can do your half as a student and work out how you ought to have expressed yourself.

Reddrose · Post by **Reddrose** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:58 am

fluffyhamster wrote:People are NEVER sorry for knowing things - knowledge is a virtue - so your "phrase" 'Sorry for knowing that' makes little sense. Now that I've fulfilled my duty as a teacher by informing you that you've made an error, perhaps you can do your half as a student and work out how you ought to have expressed yourself.

if a teacher tells his student :"what you said is nonsense." I don't think this teacher nice. instead, I think he has a huge problem to teach anything.

I mean, you are not a qualified teacher

sorry for my sincerity.

Reddrose · Post by **Reddrose** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:01 am

and you always say foul language, is that what a teacher should say? I don't think so.

a teacher, he should be well-mannered. but you insult people when you fail to argue with them. sorry, it is time for you to check yourself...

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:07 am

Reddrose, do you honestly believe that anybody reading this thread, anybody at all, will imagine that it's not you but I who's the one with the (attitude) problem here?

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:14 am

Reddrose wrote:if a teacher tells his student :"what you said is nonsense." I don't think this teacher nice.

I didn't say what you wrote was total nonsense - I just said that it made little sense. If you weren't so lazy and/or forever in mostly a rage in your wierd love-hate relationship with English, you'd see where the error was in no time and soon be earning respect for your English ability rather than scorn (and the scorn is not because you are a learner, but a particular kind of learner: of the very presumptuous type).

Reddrose · Post by **Reddrose** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:16 am

fluffyhamster wrote:Reddrose, do you honestly believe that anybody reading this thread, anybody at all, will imagine that it's not you but I who's the one with the (attitude) problem here?

Yesterday I just registered here for the purpose of learning english, but you insulted me when you replied my second post. I don't think that is what a teacher should do when meeting people at the first time.

and I just read many posts on many threads, I found that you tended to attack people when people have the different viewpoints. I know, you are narrow-minded. and you always use foul language when you argue with people. you know what? when you use foul language, that means you are failing anyway. but you don't seem to know this secret.

My dear, foul language isn't for a teacher, but for an uneducated person.