Feedback wanted on programming introduction (Python in Windows)
Richard Heathfield
rjh at see.sig.invalid
Thu Oct 29 19:04:07 EDT 2009
In <YIudnVUXCeUcgXfXnZ2dnUVZ7thi4p2d at bt.com>, Richard Heathfield
wrote:
> In <7ku6jhF3a23e1U1 at mid.individual.net>, osmium wrote:
<snip>
>>
>> In some cultures, implying that someone is illiterate suggests "not
>> smart".
>
> I don't see that at all. Babies are illiterate. Nobody knows whether
> they're smart.
Clarification: nobody knows for sure how smart any given baby is, but
certainly some babies are going to be very smart indeed. Illiteracy
is clearly not a measure of unsmartness.
When I use the word "illiterate", I am describing, not insulting.
Likewise, when I use the word "literate", I am describing, not
praising.
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