Intelligence...judged by grammar and vocabulary?

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Originally Posted by Markass

"I don't have nothing that will work for this"

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lmao.. "oh so you DO have something that will work for it"

People with a larger vocabulary use less body language. They can get their points across with words, because they know more of them (words). This is an easy way to tell someones level of education. When people come to a point they cant describe with a word they start tossing their arms around. I always like to watch peoples body language when they are talking on the phone. I used to work with a cook that would be holding a knife and talking to her husband at the same time. Needless to say she would swing that knife all over talking to him.

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Originally Posted by greenhorngrower

I was just thinking that a lack of education is unforgivable, but a lack of coherency and understanding of the education itself is forgivable, in that the person may not have the intellectual ability it requires.. for instance someone who is feeble minded, aka retarded.. They dont really have a choice in the matter, therefore their lack of intellect is out of thier control.. To me, that is forgivable.. for anyone else who chooses to remain uneducated.. well they're just plain ignorant.. I am not one to talk though, I dropped out of highschool..:smokin:

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sorry i thought that was a given. i was talking about people of sound body and mind. not people with bran related learning difficulties. thats a different matter all together.

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Originally Posted by Markass

Is it wrong to judge an individual's overall intelligence based primarily on their grammar and vocabulary? I mean, isn't that the basic indicator?? I know it's only a part of overall knowledge, but to me for some reason it really seems to say a lot depending on how well someone can spell and speak..

thoughts, anyone?:stoned:

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You have to truly understand intelligence, before you are able to accurately judge it. As a species, we have not reached that achievement yet. Some have come close... very close. One day.

well what about rappers they have the best grammer, but their not space ship scientist

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Originally Posted by MadSativa

well what about rappers they have the best grammer, but their not space ship scientist

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I think you mean vocabulary. Their grammar is atrocious. But thats the beauty of the art.