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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (94561)	1/24/2005 6:50:04 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

Well, if yours was the only instance of namecalling I might not have mentioned it. But yours was not, and when you just went on and on and on about how much you respect religious people, and then you tell us you would call someone a fool for a religious belief, that seems a little strange, and inconsistent. Can you understand how that might seem inconsistent? I'm sure if I did something like that you would be right there to helpfully point it out to me. So I am observing the golden rule here. I do hope you feel respected and honored- think of it as a vigil for respect. I like namecalling as one word, btw, and I'm going to keep writing it that way. Did you imagine I was color blind and could not see the spell checker? Were you trying out a distraction technique? Criticizing grammar and spelling is often a distraction technique. It sometimes works, but lots of things do. I think it is rather silly behavior, but not as bad as namecalling. I think you can note silliness without calling someone a fool (see above). I thought my post would have made that clear. My post was about calling people names. Anything else you are arguing about is a straw person.

To: Oeconomicus who wrote (94561)	1/24/2005 7:29:37 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Namecalling IS one word: 1 entry found for namecalling. name-call·ing (nmkôlng) n. Verbal abuse; insulting language: “name-calling, mud-slinging, suits and countersuits” (Wall Street Journal). [Download or Buy Now] Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Nonexistent, a word you hyphenated in your post, also is one word. The SI spell checker catches some egregious errors, but is extremely conservative and limited. People who really know the English language are at a distinct advantage here.