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SeeksOnlyOne -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/28/2007 7:05:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mnottertail I say pop, and someone was saying I sound like a little kid.... it is twonic, or sodah......... If it is Glostah and Woostah why isnt it Leistah (of course it is, I meant Lestah) and Manstah? Mr. Peppahidge Fahms its coke.....like wanna coke? sure what kind? sprite

Vendaval -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/28/2007 7:09:22 PM)
General reply -\ Good to see 2 West Coast cities on the list, Seattle and San Francisco; both immersed in fog and fueled by massive amounts of high priced coffee beverages! [;)] I say let's use coffee comsumption as a barometer of literary tendencies. [sm=book.gif]

juliaoceania -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/28/2007 8:28:10 PM)
quote: Atlanta is also home to Emory University My former dominant wanted me to apply there... I almost did.

juliaoceania -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/28/2007 8:31:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Vendaval General reply -\ Good to see 2 West Coast cities on the list, Seattle and San Francisco; both immersed in fog and fueled by massive amounts of high priced coffee beverages! [;)] I say let's use coffee comsumption as a barometer of literary tendencies. [sm=book.gif] You have to have something to do when you can't see down the street, drinking coffee, staying warm, and reading a good book are about the only things one can do... And yet I live in a very foggy place without much going on... my city isn't listed[>:] (although we have much less than 500k living here

Lordandmaster -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/28/2007 8:31:38 PM)
Much more than .01% of the population of Boston is involved with the colleges and universities. That's one of the reasons why it's such a literate city. Oh, and Level, the extra -g- you're talking about is a different word entirely: whinging, not whining--from the verb "to whinge." It's pronounced "winn-jing." quote: ORIGINAL: caitlyn You are correct though. Discusions of upper-level schools attended by less than .01% of the population, is clearly a wonderful measure of overall literacy

mnottertail -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/28/2007 8:38:34 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster Much more than .01% of the population of Boston is involved with the colleges and universities. That's one of the reasons why it's such a literate city. Oh, and Level, the extra -g- you're talking about is a different word entirely: whinging, not whining--from the verb "to whinge." It's pronounced "winn-jing." quote: ORIGINAL: caitlyn You are correct though. Discusions of upper-level schools attended by less than .01% of the population, is clearly a wonderful measure of overall literacy Ja, easy for you to say pal, looks like your grass is mowed, you got plenty of water, and you got the peach right there, looking at your photo. And hailing from the city of free love, you seem to be a little beyond the loop, no? L:O:L gimme a sec; gotta catch my breath. Ron

Lordandmaster -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/28/2007 8:39:53 PM)
Yes, Ron, I have a good life. Every man is responsible for the life he leads.

mnottertail -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/28/2007 9:08:20 PM)
That seems way to reasonable for a venue such as this, perhaps self-determination, and multifarious sorts of personal responsibility are not applicable to a milieu such as we find ourselves in here, I doubt it; as I think you do, but there is alot of clamouring elsewise, out here, Lam. Jus' me.

Level -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 2:54:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster Oh, and Level, the extra -g- you're talking about is a different word entirely: whinging, not whining--from the verb "to whinge." It's pronounced "winn-jing." Ah, the limits of my literacy..... strange word. It means the same thing as "whine", but it is spelled and pronounced differently. What's the deal with that?

Lordandmaster -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 5:30:23 AM)
They're from the same Germanic root, so they ARE related, but the distinction was already present in Old English (hwinan for "whine" vs. hwinsian for "whinge").

caitlyn -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 5:47:17 AM)
I said attended. Same old game with you ... responding to point that were never made. For all your attempts to pick nits, you seem to have missed to bigger point ... the foolishness of trying to measure something as fluid as literacy. I'm sure Level would tell you that in Houston, there is a little area of land starting right around Rice University, running north through the "upscale liberal club section", and ending in Allen Park, that would make you think everyone here has a graduate degree. There is also Big Mikey's Saloon and Gun Shop, wife beater optional. As would be the case in any city, in any country, anywhere in the world.

Lordandmaster -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 6:15:29 AM)
Actually, there are very serious people who measure literacy. There are different kinds of literacy, and there are real tests and statistics available for people who are truly interested in the question--rather than in arguing about whether the North or the South is ruder. What I don't think you can measure in any quantitative way is "rudeness." And I made the point that just looking a city's universities isn't a good way to judge its literacy. I'd like to know what's going on OUTSIDE the universities. I said that before you did. You must have missed that. You know, you complain a lot that people don't respond accurately to what you say in your posts, but I don't see that you read particularly carefully yourself. I'll agree on one point though: whoever did this stupid survey couldn't have had a very solid methodology. Edited to add: Just for the record, since you're being a stickler about accuracy, .01% is 1 in 10,000. The population of the Boston metropolitan area is about 4 million. That means .01% of the population of the Boston area is 400. Please, way more than 400 people in Boston have ATTENDED the universities I listed. You're off by a good three orders of magnitude. quote: ORIGINAL: caitlyn I said attended. Same old game with you ... responding to point that were never made. For all your attempts to pick nits, you seem to have missed to bigger point ... the foolishness of trying to measure something as fluid as literacy. I'm sure Level would tell you that in Houston, there is a little area of land starting right around Rice University, running north through the "upscale liberal club section", and ending in Allen Park, that would make you think everyone here has a graduate degree. There is also Big Mikey's Saloon and Gun Shop, wife beater optional. As would be the case in any city, in any country, anywhere in the world.

Level -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 6:26:26 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: caitlyn I said attended. Same old game with you ... responding to point that were never made. For all your attempts to pick nits, you seem to have missed to bigger point ... the foolishness of trying to measure something as fluid as literacy. I'm sure Level would tell you that in Houston, there is a little area of land starting right around Rice University, running north through the "upscale liberal club section", and ending in Allen Park, that would make you think everyone here has a graduate degree. There is also Big Mikey's Saloon and Gun Shop, wife beater optional. As would be the case in any city, in any country, anywhere in the world. Houston, to me, is like ten different cities rolled up into one. The Montrose area is quite liberal, and interesting [:D].

Terance -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 6:37:57 AM)
I'll have to chime in again to note that some of the education in Atlanta and Athens is top notch. GA Tech has some of the leading research in Biofuels going on right now, and UGA in Athens is also doing some very impressive stuff in that field (my company wrote a grant proposal for them that I worked on, so I'm in the know on that). GA Tech and Mercer both produce top Engineering people. UGA has an Organizational Development program that's tied for best in the country. We've also got Coleman Barks here in Athens, he's the top expert on Rumi, considered by many to be the greatest poet ever. Terance

popeye1250 -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 10:59:07 AM)
"I, myself, have taught myself." "Gee, these people sound better the more we drink." "I've never worked a f...... day in my life." Boy Congressman Patrick "Patches" Kennedy D- R.I. A "Leader" for the 21st century!

caitlyn -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 4:24:40 PM)
Actually, I stand corrected on that one ... I meant to say one percent, and can't quite understand why I put .01%. Probably because I live in the south, and ya' know, us folks down yonder, can't be a'countin' all proper like. I have no doubt that many serious people measure literacy. What I doubt is that any people seriously measure literacy.

DarkDaddyZ -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 4:27:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Terance I'll have to chime in again to note that some of the education in Atlanta and Athens is top notch. GA Tech has some of the leading research in Biofuels going on right now, and UGA in Athens is also doing some very impressive stuff in that field (my company wrote a grant proposal for them that I worked on, so I'm in the know on that). GA Tech and Mercer both produce top Engineering people. UGA has an Organizational Development program that's tied for best in the country. We've also got Coleman Barks here in Athens, he's the top expert on Rumi, considered by many to be the greatest poet ever. Terance Mercer is a great school! But how did we leave out Morehouse and Spellman???? Top notch private schools . Z-

OrionTheWolf -> RE: Most literate U.S. cities (12/29/2007 9:40:20 PM)
I thought Morehouse is a Liberal Arts school?

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