Ray Hadley
Cricket Spectator
Jones, you're conversing with someone whose stated place of residence is Adelaide, therefore it is little wonder that they have a limited vocabulary. South Australians are living proof that Tasmanians can swim.
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Slats4ever
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favorite... Kerry O'Keefe
Least Favourite: Waqar Younis
Least Favourite: Waqar Younis
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Don't make me draw parallels between the intelligence of rugby league and those in Sydney who are fanatical about it.
I don't care what he says, omnierudite isn't a word. Erudite and INerudite (i.e. you clowns) are words. Omnierudite is lazy English, like using 'normalisation' to mean 'reduce something/someone to its normal state' (it's a mathematical term; I don't care how many social workers say otherwise).
Pinkline Jones
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TC,
It's okay to be WRONG, "omnierudite" is indeed a word and it comes directly from the Dictionary of Grandiloquence. Whether or not it's widely accepted by Oxford, Collins, Macquarie makes no difference. As Australia's Leading Social Commentator, I have signed off the official approval form. TC, one can be erudite yet in a narrow field pertaining to specialist knowledge. "Omni" steps it up a notch. So it's you wearing the clown pants sorry mate.
It's okay to be WRONG, "omnierudite" is indeed a word and it comes directly from the Dictionary of Grandiloquence. Whether or not it's widely accepted by Oxford, Collins, Macquarie makes no difference. As Australia's Leading Social Commentator, I have signed off the official approval form. TC, one can be erudite yet in a narrow field pertaining to specialist knowledge. "Omni" steps it up a notch. So it's you wearing the clown pants sorry mate.
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Rubbish; you are either erudite or inerudite. Omni implies occupying more than one state which is impossible with erudition. Logically, the Latin roots of erudition dictate that it's form cannot be in more than one state and that it refers to being 'learned' (its Latin form is the contradiction of 'untrained' or 'unlearned'). Ergo, it cannot refer to a specific or narrow field by definition. As I said, omnierudite is lazy English. Prove me wrong.
Damn, had a far more detailed post but the firewall killed it.
Damn, had a far more detailed post but the firewall killed it.
Pinkline Jones
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Top Cat,
The use of the word is open to interpretation so rubbish right back at ya. Erudite means showing knowledge or learning - that's Oxford mate as one example. You can be erudite in a specific field. Omni means all-encompassing so the old word from the Grandiloquence dictionary makes plenty of sense.
ERUDITION
(n.) The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship.
So as you can see the meaning has varied over the years and there is absolutely nothing wrong with me using OMNIERUDITE.
Erudite
Here's another angle:
Adjective. The adjective erudite, meaning "learned and well-instructed", comes from Latin eruditus. It stems from e-, ex-, meaning "out of, from" and rudis, meaning rough, untaught. (Rudis is the source of our English rude.) One who has been brought out of a rough, untaught, rude state is hence erudite.
So there you go. You're wrong.
The use of the word is open to interpretation so rubbish right back at ya. Erudite means showing knowledge or learning - that's Oxford mate as one example. You can be erudite in a specific field. Omni means all-encompassing so the old word from the Grandiloquence dictionary makes plenty of sense.
ERUDITION
(n.) The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship.
So as you can see the meaning has varied over the years and there is absolutely nothing wrong with me using OMNIERUDITE.
Erudite
Here's another angle:
Adjective. The adjective erudite, meaning "learned and well-instructed", comes from Latin eruditus. It stems from e-, ex-, meaning "out of, from" and rudis, meaning rough, untaught. (Rudis is the source of our English rude.) One who has been brought out of a rough, untaught, rude state is hence erudite.
So there you go. You're wrong.
Pinkline Jones
Banned
TC,
English is a flawed, often silly language and it remains an evolving language. There is nothing "wrong" whatsoever about the way in which I have adapted "omnipresent". Definitions are not all clear cut so my superior adaptation should be respected as it is, and by none other than one of the world's most omnierudite leading social commentators ever, ME. Words take on different meanings over the years and you need to be of flexible mind to come to terms with this.
English is a flawed, often silly language and it remains an evolving language. There is nothing "wrong" whatsoever about the way in which I have adapted "omnipresent". Definitions are not all clear cut so my superior adaptation should be respected as it is, and by none other than one of the world's most omnierudite leading social commentators ever, ME. Words take on different meanings over the years and you need to be of flexible mind to come to terms with this.
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
It's better than your original language, whatever it was.Pinkline Jones said:
John Laws CBE
Banned
Yellow with black maltese cross coloured clown pants at that.Pinkline Jones said:
John Laws CBE
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dinu23,dinu23 said:
With all due respect, my esteemed colleague Ray Hadley makes a very valid point. In Australia (and im sure its the same in all parts of the world) people who sit around on the computer all day are branded as good for nothing bums. As my listeners know, I am absolutely scathing of these types of people. They contribute nothing to society. They just leech off the taxpayer all the time playing the system that has been so good to them as a fool. These people which i believe Richard is firmly a part of, need to get up and do something with themselves. In this more severe case, just getting up and leaving the house for ten minutes a day would be a good start.
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John Laws CBE
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Richard
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And you're wrong, because you know sod-all about it.John Laws CBE said:
Because I can post quicker than most people and have more time on my hands than some, and need and desire less sleep than most, means you can easily make mistakes looking at my post-count.
And having made that mistake, of course, you're not going to admit it readily, and will continue to protest that you know far, far more than you do.
savill
School Boy/Girl Captain
I find some of Laws' comments quite amazing from someone who doesn't know Richard at all. How can you make quite personal remarks about someone you know F all about? I don't post that often on this forum, but I read alot of the threads etc. I may not agree with everything Richard say, but he never is one to get personal, like I believe you have. Can't you just stop with all this nonsense, and except the guys views, opinions etc.?
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Bob Willis is definately the worst commentator, i would vote for Bumble as being the best.
Belford
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Lawsy is right
Lawsy is right. A high post count is the mark of the unemployable and/or the aimless drifter.
If you don't need to sleep, and you have more time on your hands than most, you should be helping out at the soup kitchen, or writing the first great novel of the 21st century, or learning Japanese, not haunting an internet forum making thousands of banal observations.
Your life is a gift to be seized with both hands, not trudged through, filling time in meaningless ways.
Lawsy is right. A high post count is the mark of the unemployable and/or the aimless drifter.
If you don't need to sleep, and you have more time on your hands than most, you should be helping out at the soup kitchen, or writing the first great novel of the 21st century, or learning Japanese, not haunting an internet forum making thousands of banal observations.
Your life is a gift to be seized with both hands, not trudged through, filling time in meaningless ways.
C_C
International Captain
Okkkk enough blabber about Richard...back to the subjectmatter at hand:
Favourite : Gavaskar, Harsha Bhogle, Michael Holding, Geoff Boycott, Richard Hadlee, Ian Bishop, Shane Warne(when he did a lil commentary during his ban), Tony Cozier and the english dude from the 70s...i forget his name.... lots of commentary from him on cricket collectables tapes.
Turns the volume off : Ritche Benaud, Nav Sidhu, Waqar Younis, Rameez Raja, Tony Becca, Bill Lawrey, Ian Healey, Dermott Reeve, Manjrekar, Wettimuny.
PS: Best commentator i ever heard - all sports/events inclusive- is one Murray Walker (those of you who follow F1 from here should know of him)....he is the master of all..bar none.
Favourite : Gavaskar, Harsha Bhogle, Michael Holding, Geoff Boycott, Richard Hadlee, Ian Bishop, Shane Warne(when he did a lil commentary during his ban), Tony Cozier and the english dude from the 70s...i forget his name.... lots of commentary from him on cricket collectables tapes.
Turns the volume off : Ritche Benaud, Nav Sidhu, Waqar Younis, Rameez Raja, Tony Becca, Bill Lawrey, Ian Healey, Dermott Reeve, Manjrekar, Wettimuny.
PS: Best commentator i ever heard - all sports/events inclusive- is one Murray Walker (those of you who follow F1 from here should know of him)....he is the master of all..bar none.
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Favourite: Richie (by a mile); Bil Lawry (funny because of his voice, if nothing else); Laxman Shivaranachristian (i know thats nowhere near his name but still, the Indian dude); Tony Greig; Mark Nicholas
Worst: Ian Smith, oh hell, the WHOLE NZ commentary team, theyre worst than Lawry when it comes to bias; Ian Botham (terribly biased also); Ian Healy; Ian Chappel (whinges constantly); Dean Jones and David Lloyds accent gets on my nerves at times (although i like what he has to say)
Worst: Ian Smith, oh hell, the WHOLE NZ commentary team, theyre worst than Lawry when it comes to bias; Ian Botham (terribly biased also); Ian Healy; Ian Chappel (whinges constantly); Dean Jones and David Lloyds accent gets on my nerves at times (although i like what he has to say)
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
Like: Benaud, Heals, Holding, Waqar, Slats, Deano.
Dont: Mark nicholas is the worst, Tony, Bill, Chapell, the kiwi's.
Dont: Mark nicholas is the worst, Tony, Bill, Chapell, the kiwi's.