Pretty much sums up the reason I skip over her posts. Though Pheelyks's replies are usually too clever to ignore.

Perhaps the proliferation of scam websites will be so huge that the cream will rise to the top and be easier for the average student to recognize. That too, however, might be wishful thinking...


Excellent point.

"public domain" Phrase kinda says it all, don't you think?

Super-informed members, are you all in agreement on this? There seems to be some differing opinions...

The only interesting thing to come out of this thread thus far is the slander / libel question. I too am unsure which applies to a casual blog that doesn't disseminate "news" per se.

I hate to judge someone's physical appearance but since blondie is so devoid of any worthwhile intellectual characteristics save her allergy to jingoism I must comment that her eyes are pretty darn psycho.

Although many native Americans and Brits will be unhappy about it, I predict an expansion in the ESL market to provide cheap, "good-enough" material to students. I think the majority of students simply can't afford the prices that really good writers (justifiably) charge.

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Whoa. OxbridgeExpert, calling someone a c*nt-sucking monkey is a little over the line, don't you think? You kinda tank your argument about the superiority of your educational system when you start spewing that sort of low-brow trash.

I'm a wee bit obsessed with MC at Google. Do any of you read his blog?

Pheelyks: Interesting point. However, I would hesitate to use "person of color" for someone of Asian decent. Following your argument, though, it would be perfectly justified. I'm going to ponder. Thanks for your well-considered reply.

nathraq

The term "colored people" is not only outdated, its generally considered to be pejorative.

Pheelyks, I suspect the rationale that determines "people of color" to be acceptable and "colored people" to be offensive has to do with the implications inherent in the choice of word order. "Colored people" emphasizes the word "colored" by its status in phrase pole-position. "People of color" seems to me to emphasize that the person in question is first and foremost homo sapiens sapiens and second a person of a particular race. I'd be interested to know your thoughts on that (unless I'm veering a bit too far off topic).

Two good points. Thanks for the clarification.

WhiteSox: Dude, I think you're out gunned here. Make for the hills. But thanks for setting up some inspired banter.

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