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Old Sun Aug 04, 2013, 11:56am
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Originally Posted by Travelling Man View Post
Also I"m not sure that you know the definition of "erudition"--if so you'd have understood the context in which it was used.
His point is that your efforts to show your intelligence (in spite of your claim to the contrary) and learning are backfiring. You're likely very intelligent, but you're not coming across that way. It's coming across as someone trying to use words just a bit out of her league in order to impress a bunch of strangers.

Honestly, it reads like a freshman comp paper that's trying just a bit too hard to impress the professor.

If you want to get the most out of this forum, I'd recommend a bit more moderation in your approach. You're diving into a fairly well established social group, and that's terrific.
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