Was I In The Wrong?

Fuck that kid. He should learn to keep his bullshit to himself.
Total votes: 8 (11%)
MrFood was a rude, aggressive asshole.
Total votes: 62 (89%)
Total votes: 70

Was I Completely Out Of Order Here?

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gmilner wrote:I dunno...As trivial as the whole thing is, I've actually found it really interesting. I've been very surprised by how many people agreed that the kid sort of had it coming to him.


Kind of makes you loose a little more faith in the human race, doesn't it?
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Was I Completely Out Of Order Here?

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kerble wrote:I'm glad we got the Raj/Radge cunt thing squared away, shit was pissing me off. Earwicker, you sub-continental sub-literate. you looked like a racist asshole this whole time. even if you're not, you looked like a complete twat.

India is referred to as the sub-continent (as in subcontinental Asia). your malapropism re: raj means you don't understand the Indian language, hence "sub-continental sub-literate."


Earwicker wrote:As has been pointed out to you fine upstanding folk raj (or radge - I was unaware of an official spelling) has absolutely nothing to do with India. Definition of 'raj/radge cunt' - one who flips out and becomes aggressive without any reasonable cause.
So you can see how it's relevant here?
Or maybe not.


kerble wrote:thanks for the pedantry, Earwicky. but as I implied earlier, I'm not the one who doesn't know what he's talking about. I know what radge means. I have a solid grasp of 'English' English.


kerble wrote:yeah, I'm pretty sure the word "Raj" has no etymological origins in Scotland.

let's check, shall we?

yep. no Scottish there. nice effort. F for delivery, though.


Come off it Kerbs, you're clever enough to see what's happened here. Phonetics has morphed the lexical arrangement. the sound /dg/ can be represented on the page with a "j" or "dg" - look at this word: "judge". Your research has confirmed the etymological origins of "raj" in relation to hindi origins - not the reason for a lexical/phonetic slip in Anglo Scottish from radge to raj. It's easy to see how the confusion came about, certainly easy enough to avoid accusations of racism.

kerble wrote:good work!

sincerely,

Faiz Raji.
cunning linguist/not so cunning phonetician
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