More Farage wisdom

[sasguru]

Thank you but it must have been subconscious as I really don't give a toss what he thinks.

Ah but clearly you do, subconsciously.

[alluvial]

Now if only he could do the same with his numeracy.
I reckon his school reports probably repeated the same optimistic, but unrealistic, refrain: "Could do better"

Again you will never know.

I am coming to the conclusion that the ability to spell the word is about as numerate as you get.

[speling bee]

Thank you but it must have been subconscious as I really don't give a toss what he thinks.

Edit: Or I could have had an off day.

So do you think that if we can get a rota of posters to call you a cretin, it may help you subconsciously maintain standards?

[sasguru]

I am coming to the conclusion that the ability to spell the word is about as numerate as you get.

I wouldn't trust your conclusions if I were you.

[speling bee]

Again you will never know.

I am coming to the conclusion that the ability to spell the word is about as numerate as you get.

That would be an indication of literacy, not numeracy.

HTH

[alluvial]

That would be an indication of literacy, not numeracy.

HTH

This is true but it is also a classic put down in the form of "Numerate? You don't even know how to spell the word."

[sasguru]

This is true but it is also a classic put down in the form of "Numerate? You don't even know how to spell the word."

I don't think it's classic.

[alluvial]

So do you think that if we can get a rota of posters to call you a cretin, it may help you subconsciously maintain standards?

Unlikely.

[sasguru]

Unlikely.

That, at least, is true.

[OwlHoot]

Does it really matter that much to you? How sad.

It doesn't matter to me - I just like to know my judgement is correct.

Which it is.

How can you possibly conclude that from alluvial's reply (to your irrelevant question of whether he went to a comprehensive).

For all we know from that reply he could have been at Eton, Oxford, and the Grenadier Guards