Inferior? - Why? - Only want reasons (for or against) - not abuse.?

Question

"since you use slang, and don't know how to tell if she's pregnant, you should get her SPAYED as quickly as possible... you do NOT know enough about canine pregnancy to use proper terminology and you SHOULD not allow her to breed. In fact, since you're really so lacking in knowledge, it would be irresponsible to allow her to breed."

(If you are the writer of the above - I don't mean to have a go at you, I'm using this as an example - I'm sure your a good person most of the time, we all have our bad days - mine happens to be today)

Why do many people believe that if you can't say things in a scientific way you don't know what your going on about?

e.g. I know a bit about gardening but i couldn't tell you what to do to a plant scientifically.
My ' friend' over heard me instructing another friend and ridiculed me for my choice of language, they then tried to instruct my friend on what to do - the friend listened to her and failed, next lesson the friend followed my advice, and passed.

P.s. the person who wrote the answer did say what they thought the answer was (it was above the bit i showed) and i didn't show it because i believed that that bit was irrelevant to my question (i was stating about the bad reaction to the use of slang and 'incorrect terms' - not weather the answer answered the question - which it did - but it should have been left at the answer, rather than having a go at the questioner).

Full answer :
gestation in dogs is not all that long... so if it was a couple of months ago that she was mounted, she's not pregnant.
BUT...
since you use slang, and don't know how to tell if she's pregnant, you should get her SPAYED as quickly as possible... you do NOT know enough about canine pregnancy to use proper terminology and you SHOULD not allow her to breed. In fact, since you're really so lacking in knowledge, it would be irresponsible to allow her to breed.

Schedule her for surgery...

P.P.S. Thank-you all for answering, I don't want to put a best answer for this question myself - because i wanted peoples views, thoughts and personal ideas on the matter and i don't want to be suggesting what people should think about the above - we are all free to our own views.

thanks :-)

Answer 1

hi, knowledge and experience are different things, I know that if i get run over by a car it will hurt and could kill me, i have never experienced this but i still know it, however how do you pass on this information to someone else luckily i have a good grasp of English and can express myself clearly, but if someone that did not speak proper English and only used slang told me this fact, then i would still believe them, there is no need for anyone to feel inferior, we must try to stop people who think they are superior in interupting others.

Answer 2

People just want to have any reason they can have to define a difference between themselves and others, and, if they have to do it by language choice or knowledge of a particular subject, they will do so. This particular person comes off as rude, not just for insulting you, but for assuming that you need to use "proper terminology" to talk about something that people would not necessarily be experts in. He also fails to realize, as you have pointed out, that he himself may not be able to use "proper terminology" in other subjects that he has only a cursory knowledge about (say...cars, finance, history, mathematics, religion, politics, any of the above and more). Should that mean that he is not allowed to ask questions about those subjects because he doesn't know the key vocabulary or hasn't picked up on the jargon?

It is obvious that the answer displayed was a vain attempt at boosting the writer's own ego. He probably didn't even know the answer, so he decided to go off on a tangent instead. It's sad really...

Answer 3

i agree, and i think you are generous to offer your bad day excuse for this rude person. i understand that some people don't know other people as well and get frustrated that they're like all the irresponsible people they've met so they lash out. in this example, using slang to talk about a dog's pregnancy might offend the other person. like the breeder just thinks it would be cute and/or fun to raise puppies even though there really is a lot of responsibility to raise then to be healthy, well-adapted, and good mannered animals that will pass there behavior on to generations more. and maybe this person has seen people raise puppies poorly because they didn't have that knowledge but thought it would be cute. but at the same time,, sometimes we use slang to get across to more people so they all can understand. i may know alot of technical terms but if i ask a question and all i hear is what does this mean? or what is that? than i spend more time explaining my question than getting an answer. so as i would call it, i translate into stupid so i get a more diverse group of people who can understand what i'm asking. also called layman's speech to get more technical. both sides have a reason to be upset on many different levels. it's too bad that this person would not have worded their lashing better to include some "sorry for being rude, but..." or maybe explain what frustrates them about amatuer breeders. but water off a ducks back. don't take offense, and stay polite and willing to be more open-minded about bad days and the complexities of your fellow human beings.

Answer 4

I use normal language when asking or answering because most people asking a question will not understand the flowery speech. The object on here is to inform someone,,,not show off how many terms you know. Also alot of people on here are kids and/or teens, and since I'm not a stuck up snob, I try not to sound that way. These self same people who show off their language skills while confusing and bashing a kid, are usually the ones that take it to email and write me with a continued bash. At that point, I give it back to them as good as they give it to others. But...I try and keep it out of the answers. The idea is to educate,help,learn, not preach,bash and show off. YA's gives everyone the power to stop the bashing, and I wonder why not many use it? The bashers will get together and boot your question or answer in a heart beat if they don't like it and can get away with it, but the rest of us just sit and let them bash even though it's against the rules and can be stopped. Food for thought, until someone takes offense and has my answer removed :o)

Answer 5

I think its how you get the message over that makes a
difference. When my hubby helps my daughter with her
maths homework, he tells her in such a long outdrawn way
that she doesn't understand him. Then he gets irritable when
she can't get it.
I tell her as simply as possible and she'll like go 'oh I understand now'.
So don't worry its not about what you know. Follow your
instincts = I mean - your friend listened to you and look what
happened. Sorry if I've gone on a bit - I have trouble saying
what I want to say half of the time, without wittering on! Minxy.

Answer 6

I guess its because we take some things very seriously and when someone says something that is obviously wrong, or worse, say things that are meant to be serious but lack evidence, or they just answer because they want to earn two points... For example, someone asked an education reference question and got an answer that was comletely wrong, but the person who posted it wanted to make it sound reliable, it made me upset, if you do not know, then just dont answer...but on th other hand I guess this is an open space and everyone is entitled to their opinion, as silly as they might be (including mine) ...question, to you..why the chosing of words "inferior"??? I might be reading something between the lines, but I might be wrong too.

Answer 7

Not inferior and that was very ingenuous of your friend. Experience and intuition are great qualities, seems to me that your friend had all the right words but didn't actually 'know' what she was talking about, well done.

Answer 8

Now what is this all about