How come real smart guys don't use paragraphs?

[Hugnot]

Lately, I have been reading stuff written by guys who are at the certified genius level (Mensa, 98th percentile). Including doctorate level math types. Their writing ability is terrible & if they were not geniuses, they would get no more than "C" grades in composition. Terrible organization, repetition, and a jumble of verbiage (word blasts) having sentences up to 80 words strung out with no paragraphs. Possibly, these guys might not be that smart.

 

[jraulsten]

Lately, I have been reading stuff written by guys who are at the certified genius level (Mensa, 98th percentile). Including doctorate level math types. Their writing ability is terrible & if they were not geniuses, they would get no more than "C" grades in composition. Terrible organization, repetition, and a jumble of verbiage (word blasts) having sentences up to 80 words strung out with no paragraphs. Possibly, these guys might not be that smart.

Not much emphasis on the Liberal Arts any more like when you and I went to school.......The system spits out a lot of what I call "Idiot Savants" these days

 

[WildRose]

Lately, I have been reading stuff written by guys who are at the certified genius level (Mensa, 98th percentile). Including doctorate level math types. Their writing ability is terrible & if they were not geniuses, they would get no more than "C" grades in composition. Terrible organization, repetition, and a jumble of verbiage (word blasts) having sentences up to 80 words strung out with no paragraphs. Possibly, these guys might not be that smart.

Probably because they just get on a tear and their minds are running so far ahead of their fingers it's just a game of catchup.

On BB's the lack of paragraphing by people who post walls of text makes for unpleasant reading.

 

[Gunpowder]

When I open a post and it's a continuous paragraph 20 lines long, I back out quietly and go to the next interesting thread.

I agree, grammar has been lost at some point.

 

[SDPlinker]

Time, perception of viewing audience.
Penmanship is the one I cannot understand, a 3-year-old writes better.

 

[Bucklowery]

The paragraphs are for us, it all makes sense to them


Buck

 

[WildRose]

Not much emphasis on the Liberal Arts any more like when you and I went to school.......The system spits out a lot of what I call "Idiot Savants" these days

I think you're half right there.

They are more like AI's. They've been programmed with facts and political indoctrination.

Their head's are full of fact but they seem unable to decouple facts from the political programming without any understanding.

 

[WildRose]

The paragraphs are for us, it all makes sense to them


Buck

"If you want people to read your brilliant thoughts and ideas, best to present it in a way that will keep them engaged".

 

[jraulsten]

I think you're half right there.

They are more like AI's. They've been programmed with facts and political indoctrination.

Their head's are full of fact but they seem unable to decouple facts from the political programming without any understanding.

I have had some absolutely brilliant engineers work for me with degrees from some of the most prestigious technical schools in the country.......Yet their writing ability was atrocious.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Lately, I have been reading stuff written by guys who are at the certified genius level (Mensa, 98th percentile). Including doctorate level math types. Their writing ability is terrible & if they were not geniuses, they would get no more than "C" grades in composition. Terrible organization, repetition, and a jumble of verbiage (word blasts) having sentences up to 80 words strung out with no paragraphs. Possibly, these guys might not be that smart.

WOW!
I hope that you were not referring to the LRH Forum with your post. If you were then you may need to look for another Forum. If you were not referring to this Forum then why Post this on LRH?

I guess some of the members are not scholars, but most do enjoy this forum. They probably feel good when they get a chance to post, and some are excited to share their experiences.
No one is forced to read another member's, so called, unpleasant paragraphs.
I am sure that there are other Forums on the internet that would be more pleasurable reading.
https://americanenglish.state.gov/forum

 

[WildRose]

WOW!
I hope that you were not referring to the LRH Forum with your post. If you were then you may need to look for another Forum. If you were not referring to this Forum then why Post this on LRH?
I may be one of your not so smatr guys but I did get a 67 on my QI tset.
I guess some of the members are not scholars, but most do enjoy this forum. They probably feel good when they get a chance to post, and some are excited to share their experiences.
No one is forced to read another member's, so called, unpleasant paragraphs.
I am sure that there are other Forums on the internet that would be more pleasurable reading.
https://americanenglish.state.gov/forum

"General Discussion" where we go to discuss things that usually have nothing to do with LRH or this forum in particular.

 

[cornshank]

Paragraph 1. I guess.

Paragraph 2. That counts .

Paragraph 3. Me out.

Paragraph 4. Of the.

Paragraph 5. Smart guys.

 

[manitou]

Lately, I have been reading stuff written by guys who are at the certified genius level (Mensa, 98th percentile). Including doctorate level math types. Their writing ability is terrible & if they were not geniuses, they would get no more than "C" grades in composition. Terrible organization, repetition, and a jumble of verbiage (word blasts) having sentences up to 80 words strung out with no paragraphs. Possibly, these guys might not be that smart.

Why do some criticize other's grammatical errors when they use "how come" instead of why?

 

[WildRose]

Why do some criticize other's grammatical errors when they use "how come" instead of why?

"How come", is actually perfectly correct grammatically. It's shortened from "how did things come about like that".

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