Common Knowlege....

[regular.joe]

Originally Posted by Tulip

This may be off topic but I was wondering something. Y'all know that if a mole(on your body) changes in shape or color, you should go to the doctor to have it checked out. I assumed this is common knowledge so I said to someone, "They say if a mole changes....(etc)...checked out." That person asked me, who are they? I was stumped. So, who are they or how should I have phrased the sentence, or am I simply saying it wrong?

They are the reason I am building a bunker in my back yard. If you don't know who they are, then you do not gain entry into my bunker.

[DanaC]

Much of that stuff was stuff I didn't know. It's about whether or not it is in common usage, not necessarily by you. I couldn't say for sure any of the big statistics like size of a country, population figures, distance of the earth from the sun, the regnal dates of European monarchs. But all of those are common knowledge.

[Alibar]

I once foot-noted a phrase my professor said was a truism and didn't need a reference.

SamIam, I've usually assumed if I know something, so does everyone else, but, over and over, I've learned it isn't true. However, if ya ask someone if they know a certain something, invariably, they will respond they do.

Had no problem teaching teens, since, I knew they didn't know what I know, but, teaching adults is the pits for a totally different reason.

Taught adult classes in clay sculpture for five years and they didn't want to do outside work and seemed to think objects should materialize from their hands with little effort of their part. Fortunately, there were a few who did work at it and became very good.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Alibar

I once foot-noted a phrase my professor said was a truism and didn't need a reference.

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I've done something very similar. Footnoted a historical fact that was apparently common knowledge within a particular area of the field.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Alibar

SamIam, I've usually assumed if I know something, so does everyone else, but, over and over, I've learned it isn't true. However, if ya ask someone if they know a certain something, invariably, they will respond they do.

I have the same problem, when the people I know, know something, I assume everyone knows it. I have, however, learned to separate the people I know, and the people I know online.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Alibar

Taught adult classes in clay sculpture for five years and they didn't want to do outside work and seemed to think objects should materialize from their hands with little effort of their part. Fortunately, there were a few who did work at it and became very good.

Sturgeon's Law right there.

[Crimson Ghost]

Can't we just copy a plagiarism quiz from somewhere?

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

Can't we just copy a plagiarism quiz from somewhere?

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/site...edge_quiz.html

Just click the link...There's no reason to take up that much space here...

[monster]

Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

Can't we just copy a plagiarism quiz from somewhere?

groan

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[DanaC]

I generally know an awful lot less than the people around me know. I might know more about a couple of things, but mostly, once you take sci-fi trivia and a few very specific areas of British history out of the mix, I am utterly clueless most of the time about most stuff.

[casimendocina]

Seems to me from what I've been reading that Dana knows quite a bit.

I feel pretty much the same as you, except my areas of expertise are more towards Latin/Central American political history....so not very useful really.

[Cicero]

doh! lol!

[Crimson Ghost]

Originally Posted by monster

groan

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Originally Posted by Cicero

doh! lol!

I knew eventually you'd get it.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Tulip

So, who are they or how should I have phrased the sentence, or am I simply saying it wrong?

Dermatologists?

[monster]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Dermatologists?

God.

If god says it then it's common knowledge sure as eggs.


It's probably in the bible somewhere.


Skinheads Chaper 11 Verse 6
And the Lord spake to Wilhelmina and sayed unto her for Lo your mole is all weird-looking. you must have lain with the devil and ye shall be stoned to death. But wait, I'm'ma forgive thou if thou visitest with an dermatologiste.