living in europe

writes:

Likewise the concept of your cars' licence plates even had you never owned
any.

Yes, and the concept has a name: "license plates."

What flavor is it?

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Mxsmanic wrote:

Padraig Breathnach writes:

Is that a basis for accepting your assertions about brain function?

My assertion is that there is no proof at all that there is any
physiologically-based change in language-learning aptitude with age.

No. You have made far stronger assertions than that.

I'm with Barbara in going along with the consensus of scientists, at
least until a better theory emerges. The consensus sits well with my
own experience and personal observations.

There is no consensus among scientists, although there are many who
prefer to believe in myths.

There is consensus among scientists; you are the chief myth-maker.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

The parallel is inexact - a non-virgin has been both a virgin and a
non-virgin. The young mother you have in mind has presumably not been
an experienced obstetrician.

The analogy is in fact quite applicable.

No, in fact it isn't.

G;

Mxsmanic wrote:

Padraig Breathnach writes:

Is that a basis for accepting your assertions about brain function?

My assertion is that there is no proof at all that there is any
physiologically-based change in language-learning aptitude with age.

With a suitable definition of "proof" that may be (trivially) correct.
I think the tobacco companies used to say much the same thing about
proving a link between smoking and lung cancer.

G;

In article ,
(Mxsmanic) wrote:

*From:* Mxsmanic
*Date:* Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:58:50 +0200

writes:

Likewise the concept of your cars' licence plates even had you never
owned any.

Yes, and the concept has a name: "license plates."

What flavor is it?

Metallic?

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Magda wrote:

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:32:22 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Mxsmanic
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

... Padraig Breathnach writes:
...
... That is one Mixi claim with which we might all agree.
...
... Remember that the next time someone accuses me of contradicting
... myself.

When will you ever SHUT UP??

Swing that baseball bat , Magda !

Kristian

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
Magda writes:

Mixi, ALL you do is blabbing. Day and night, 24/7, 365 days a year,
sometimes even 366
days a year.

Then you should have a wealth of examples from which to choose in
response to my request.

.... or she could be like you--and simply refuse to cite
examples when requested. You rarely have examples of
any kind to support your proof-less dogmatic assertions.

And you seem to be will to go to great lengths to
avoid that simple truth, for which there are countless
examples in a Google search for "Mrs Manacle"

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
Magda writes:

Why do you ask, if you won't be around?

A lurker is around, just not posting. Lurkers are people who read
posts to a newsgroup but do not post themselves. The majority of
people visiting USENET newsgroups are lurkers.

Another dogmatic statement with no proof.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
Magda writes:

Do you know how incredibly boring you are?

I've occasionally been told that I'm boring, but I've been unable to
quantify it.

That's boring.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
...
Most of the people in every newsgroup are lurkers.

A dogmatic statement devoid of proof.