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Article #1373Re: Not revising - with a twist
From: Nigel Ling
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 12:34
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 12:34
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In article <1k7ncnINNhno@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> mgcbo@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Charles B. Owen) writes: >In article <ewright.728174075@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes: >> >> >>Those who can, do... >> >Am I the only one who finds this old saying offensive? I spent over a >decade in the computer industry. Now I teach computer science. I can do. >I choose to teach now. I find it rewarding. No, I think it not only offensive but rather stupid. Just because Shaw (it was him wasn't it?) threw away that little saw, people have been coming out with it ever since. > >Many famous writers and not so famous writers can do, but also teach in >various forms. Indeed so. William Golding, for instance, was a teacher for many years. And he managed to do a bit more than teach. Maybe Edward was only joking, but in any case I would modify the saying to Those who can, do, including teach: those who can't quote silly remarks Nigel
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Newsgroups: misc.writing Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!inmos!fulcrum!bham!warwick!doc.ic.ac.uk!syma!mapd1 From: mapd1@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Nigel Ling) Subject: Re: Not revising - with a twist Message-ID: <1993Jan28.123435.19339@syma.sussex.ac.uk> Organization: University of Sussex References: <1k268lINN1ln@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> <ewright.728174075@convex.convex.com> <1k7ncnINNhno@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 12:34:35 GMT Lines: 29