To intellectual to be understood.?

Please GG , for the sake of this thread & in the interest of other posters , give it up , it is very boring , non productive & frankly quite sad.

Bridgeit don't you realise you are describing your posts? What ever made you feel so superior to others I wonder?

Yes Some people need public speaking lessons despite being very clever

GGM2.......just stop for Heavens sake!
Has Bridgeit annoyed you on any thread perchance? ?
Everybody is entitled to an opinion even if it is wrong in
your or anybody elses eyes.

Having watched this programme now, I understand exactly what Bridgeit means.
Being succinct and clear in meaning is a must for any question and answer type of public speaking.

Ahh thanks for posts Lemongrove,I have tried & failed to explain to GG,that her pedantic attitude to mine & others comments & opinions is somewhat rude & school ma’am ish & defeats the object of an Opinions site, & at times takes over & spoils a thread, but well you know how it is , the lady is not for turning !?

I have been replying to the opening post - the discussion point raised - not attacking anyone personally although I am not sure you will ever understand the difference Lemon.

I disagreed with her and so did others. This is not a "Chat" thread and it is reasonable to think that 'Am I being unreasonable" is inviting a discussion not a cup of coffee and a gentle nod at a friend who may be wrong but is not asking if you think differently. There is a difference between opinion and certain knowledge. If you just want to take an opinion out without the expectation of challenge go on a 'chat thread'. If you ask 'Am I being unreasonable' expect someone may say yes and explain why.

If you do ask the question don't attack those who give their time to answer you, it is far more disrespectful than answering a question, in an area for discussion, with facts and the thinking behind them.

If one of the bickering pair do not respond, that is the end of their fairly tedious exchange. When I find myself on a thread with another poster, constantly arguing with me. I just drop out of it and occasionally come back when they have got bored with getting no response and have also moved on.

There is no victory in having the last word, especially when it is at the expense of spoiling the thread for everybody else.

Oh yes there is!! sorry, joking..

Forum = a medium where ideas & views on a particular issue can be Exchanged, ‘exchanged ‘as in written or expressed by an individual in their own given way.
It is the topic that is up for discussion

Debate = a formal legislative discussion in a public meeting usually ending in a vote.

My understanding is that Gransnet is the former , not the later. I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong.

Well!
WTH was all that meant to illustrate?
One person found somebody hard to understand , another didn’t. Wow!

Brilliant MawBroon,that’s exactly it, but apparently not if the delivery is not to another’s liking.

Since the beginning of time facial expressions & body language have been a vital part of how humans understand & communicate with each another.Take that away , and ones understanding of another is limited.

If that woman had managed to put her points across in a calm and reasoned manner it may have been easier to understand her arguments.
Having watched part of the debate I found her irritating, jumpy, probably as you say, Bridgeit, passionate in her views, but trying to follow her points was difficult because of the way she delivered them. She also interrupted and talked across others who were trying to put forward their views. An annoying trait, as it could make listeners less inclined to be sympathetic to any valid points she may have.

In fact, a poor communicator although she is, I think, a university lecturer.

Yes definitely Jalima1108, I really wanted to follow what she was saying but it was a bit difficult and distracting , which is why I was interested to know if others felt the same or if it was just me.

Her mannerisms were distracting, that's the word.
Coupled with a seeming inability to listen to anyone's point of view or believe that they could have a point it was extremely irritating and offputting, therefore her message failed to come through clearly.

It wasn’t just you Bridgeit ?

Thanks Lemongrove , that’s a relief, I was getting worried that I had lost the plot?