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Originally Posted by tibear
Did I screw up by using the the abandonment? Yes!
I thought this was a forum where umpires could ask questions, shoot the sh#t, complain about coaches and players and ultimately learn something.
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One thing you should learn: from THIS thread: is that words mean something, sometimes something very specific; and that it is a BAD idea, here or ON THE FIELD, to be careless about what words you use.
The method Tee used to help teach you that [yes, it is actually a method; I suspect he may even be aware of this] is the same one traditionally used to teach aspiring laywers, sometimes called the "Socratic" method [after Socrates]. The teacher asks questions and makes controversial assertions to force the student to think and examine the student's own ideas and assumptions, rather than simply spoon-feed info. The principal drawback of this method is that, for it to work, the student has to be both willing and able to understand and consider the question.
And no-one on this forum "owes" you anything.