<p>Which should I attend? </p>
<p>UCSD is not giving me any money, as far as I know.</p>
<p>UCSD with all the Cal Grant, Financial Aid, and Work Study .... it works...</p>
<p>Which do you like better? What do you want to study? Have you visited each?</p>
<p>obviously UCSD.</p>
<p>If you are in need of money , go with UCR. otherwise go to UCSD.</p>
<p>According to the last two poster's advice, even if the person would be happier at UCR, they should go to UCSD. Does that make sense? I don't agree with that advice. And there could be other reasons (such as the person being guarenteed to a major at UCR that they aren't at UCSD, like engineering). I bet you'll end up choosing UCSD, and that's fine, and hopefully you're happier there than you would have been at UCR, but think about the decision.</p>
<p>"According to the last two poster's advice, even if the person would be happier at UCR, they should go to UCSD. Does that make sense? I don't agree with that advice. And there could be other reasons (such as the person being guarenteed to a major at UCR that they aren't at UCSD, like engineering). I bet you'll end up choosing UCSD, and that's fine, and hopefully you're happier there than you would have been at UCR, but think about the decision. "</p>
<p>NOWHERE in the last two posters' advice did it say "go to UCSD even if you'd be happier at UCR"....I have absolutely no idea where you came up with that.</p>
<p>Anyway, they couldn't PAY me enough money to go to UCR. It's not worth it. A diploma from UCR is worthless. If you save a little money at UCR, you'll pay for it in the long run, cuz when you finish UCR, you'll discover that nobody wants to give you a top job because hey...yuo're from UCR.</p>
<p>UCRiverbed</p>
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otherwise go to UCSD.
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<p>This means, for any other reason. Do you get it now?</p>
<p>"otherwise go to UCSD. </p>
<p>This means, for any other reason. Do you get it now?"</p>
<p>You're kidding me right? The original statement was "If you are in need of money , go with UCR. otherwise go to UCSD." The IMPLICIT meaning is "...because you'll be happier there." Be careful not to add information to someone's sentence that isn't actually there, and then attack the spurious information. You're not in UCR English 1A - it's not acceptable here.</p>
<p>UCRiverbed</p>
<p>I'm not kidding you. I don't act differently in class and out. I am also not adding information, merely using what's presented. Do you know what is not only implied, but ACTUALLY STATED when you say "Otherwise go to UCSD?" You got it, for EVERY other reason. That's just how the English language works. Sorry. </p>
<p>Also, how can you tell me not to add information and then fill in what "true" meaning is with something most definitely not included in the statement? I'd call it hypocrisy but the situation is too meaningless. It is comical, but in the words of UCRiverbed, "I'm just telling it like it is."</p>
<p>"I am also not adding information, merely using what's presented. Do you know what is not only implied, but ACTUALLY STATED when you say "Otherwise go to UCSD?" You got it, for EVERY other reason. That's just how the English language works. Sorry."</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you are quite incorrect, and you are either being argumentative, or you really don't know that you're wrong. Only a total bonehead would take the literal meaning of the sentence and translate it as the author's true intended meaning. That just represents a complete and utter lack of reading comprehension and disrespect for everyone's time here. According to your reasoning, you could argue say "Well, the author said 'if you need money, go to UCR, otherwise, go to UCSD." Your translation for every other situation other than the student needing money, he should go to UCSD. So by your literal derivation, if I offered this student his own jet plane and a private island and 10 beautiful women, the author's intended advice would still be "go to UCSD." Are you trying to act dumb, or is this for reals? (serious question)</p>
<p>"Also, how can you tell me not to add information and then fill in what "true" meaning is with something most definitely not included in the statement?"</p>
<p>I think that last sentence made a lot of sense to yourself (and only yourself), but it is absolutely nonsensical to anyone else reading it.</p>
<p>"It is comical, but in the words of UCRiverbed, 'I'm just telling it like it is.'"</p>
<p>I don't mind that you're borrowing my catchphrases (because you clearly lack originality), but at least "tell it like it is" rather than write that jibberish above. I don't even think a monkey could understand that sentence of yours.</p>
<p>UCRiverbed</p>
<p>The person said what the person said. You told me not to add stuff to it, and you then add stuff to it. Does that make more sense? Is that more at the UCRiverbed level of understanding? I think more intelligent people than you have an easy time with understanding me. Could we cut back on the ad hominems, or will you continue to be hypocritical?</p>
<p>You might want to re-read what I wrote, because you obviously missed the jackpot. I illustrated with an example how you extracted a literal meaning out of the original author's sentence and produced an interpretation that was CLEARLY NOT what he originally intended. Not surprisingly, I received the dumbfounded response above from you.</p>
<p>UCRiverbed</p>
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Only a total bonehead would take the literal meaning of the sentence and translate it as the author's true intended meaning. That just represents a complete and utter lack of reading comprehension and disrespect for everyone's time here.
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<p>My reponse wasn't dumbfounded. <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dumbfounded%5B/url%5D">http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dumbfounded</a>
There, now you can learn the meaning of a new vocabulary word. What makes your interpretation the clearly correct one, again? You couldn't tell when I was obviously being sarcastic. You are not one I would trust with interpretation of meaning from language.</p>
<p>I explained why your interpretation was clearly incorrect, and I illustrated why with an example. Now you can either address specifically, clearly, and without generalizing the problem I pointed out, or you can continue making excuses like you've done for every other serious error of yours I've pointed out.</p>
<p>UCRiverbed</p>
<p>I'm sorry, I've only encounter two errors in my postings with you. I've addressed each of those very minor issues, or "serious errors," as you call them. They are sort of unrelated to anything we're currently talking about, but you're a fan of non sequiturs. This point from posts ago that you continue to talk about is so mundane, could you move on to something more interesting? I can't imagine you enjoy it.</p>
<p>Drab, I'm still waiting for you to "put up or shut up." I explained very clearly how your grossly misinterpreted someone's advice above, and you fail to address that fact with each subsequent response.</p>
<p>UCRIverbed</p>
<p>Wait wait wait, what exactly are you talking about? I gave an intelligent interpretation of someone else's advice, and you're asking me to "put up or shut up" what, exactly? And you are one to talk about failing to address points in response to someone's points.</p>
<p>Let me break it down.</p>
<p>1) Somebody gave the advice that "If you need money, go to UCR. Otherwise, go to UCSD."
2) You wrote back that this was BAD advice, basically arguing "so you should go to UCR, even if you would be happier at UCR?"<br>
3) I responded, pointing out that your interpretation was NOT the author's intention, because quite simply, the author's IMPLICATION was that the student WOULD BE happier at UCSD if money wasn't holding him back.
4) Your counterargument was that this was the literal meaning of his statement.
5) I pointed out that the LITERAL meaning was irrelevant, when it was obvious what the author's intention was. I further illustrated this with an example of how using the LITERAL meaning would result in ridiculous interpretations, and therefore your argument was incorrect based on reductio ad absurdium.
6) You NEVER addressed these points, and instead repeatedly insisted that you had made no error. </p>
<p>UCRiverbed</p>
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"so you should go to UCR, even if you would be happier at UCR?"
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<p>Do you mean "should not?"</p>
<p>My intepretation is valid, as is yours. You think that the authors intention was a particular thing, and that's fine. It was not implied. The literal meaning is quite relevant, and the authors intention wans't "obvious." My argument is fine, and your example of how absurd certain results are from the advice illustrate how the advice does not make sense, not my interpretation of the advice.</p>