Recent content by Wetenschapper

It is interesting what happens when someone signs into the board and appears to be a foreigner . They are clearly discriminated against. Even accused of racism when they criticise and mock the use of toffee-nosed snobbish phrases like "its not cricket" against their opponents. You cannot accuse...

All plants haves[sic] leaves. and you criticise Esther!

Perhaps you don't recognize a stereotype of the kind of snob that we have among some on this forum. After all I didn't start accusing anyone's behavior of being " Not cricket". Right through this thread there has been Bertie Wooster-esque criticism which will indeed be funny to some, but not...

I suggest you actually read a proper dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary says differently. It is because ignoramus is actually a VERB in origin not a noun.

It might be for some but what about comments like this made about her " I'm not going to have some Frog claim it's not as bad as we think."

First of all, and remember you were criticizing Esther for her poor English, the correct word is "cumulative" not "accumulative" if you get a good dictionary there is a difference. This really does betray the fact that you are not familiar with the scientific publications, if you were you would...

"Oh dear. Isn't it frightful! We have some bally foreign oik who dares to question a top hole British professor. How dare these people behave like that. Bad eggs the lot of 'em. Not the done thing old bean, don't you know! It isn't cricket. Would never have happened when we had the empire. What...

Well unfortunately some people here are ignorant and repeat the myths. We have recently had the one about ragwort not being native in the UK. I wouldn't point this out if there hadn't been all of the bullying of Esther on the grounds of her poor English, but the correct English plural of...

I would suggest that you actually read what she as said. I would also suggest that you read some of the links she has posted. They might just be a bit more informative than romantic pulp fiction would be. :-)

What I see is someone who quite admirably has turned the other cheek at repeated abuse of the "go home you dirty foreigner" type and who has striven to stick to the subject rather than descend to the level of her opponents.

I have actually read the entire thread. I rather suspect from what you say that you have not or do not remember what it says. Of course not. Having had scientific training I know not to accept arguments like that. Some thing is not right because a lot of people believe it. My critical...

I actually don't know precisely what Esther Hegt's qualifications are but that is not at all relevant. I rather suspect that most people here don't have relevant qualifications either.To know about such an esoteric subject in detail requires a great deal of effort and ability. Some people of...