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Ummon:
--- Quote from: ChurchOfSolipsism on April 12, 2009, 01:30:58 pm ---
Well we'll just have to agree to disagree here. I have pretty much everything Nile has released on vinyl and on CD and I have listened to the stuff on many different stereos, loud, quiet, didn't matter, I never had any problem hearing exactly what they play. Haven't seen them live yet, friend of mine (he plays drums) saw them and said everything had been very crisp and clear. Anyways I'm used to the stuff that grind bands release, which mostly sucks sound-wise, so Nile has always been the most polished and clear noisy music I've listened to.
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It's conceivable my hearing ability is such that I can't discern them. Though I generally prefer lower-pitched timbres, and have enjoyed various scooped mid bands' musics, I've always had trouble picking out exactly what was being played - even in Death's Human - especially the louder it was, until some time where I heard it on a smaller system with lower bass response and at lower or low volume.
--- Quote ---Is there anything I should know about the expression "listening skills" (plz note: English is not my first language & I couldn't think of any other way to express what I was trying to express. Still probably not something a native speaker would say, but in my defense I have to say that I used quotation marks for that very reason...), the way you make it sound it feels like I inadvertently said something misogynistic or something....
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No no. Just that people often don't have very much of them, inherently or/and because of their popcul education. And they probably would say it as you said it, case in point. Incidentally, I think your english is quite excellent.
--- Quote ---As for the rest, I just can't help remarking that from a linguistic perspective (yeah I know I sound pompous here) the notion that there is a direct connection between words/ definitions is at best problematic. Words & categories don't have any existence in themselves; they "mean" what everyone agrees about.
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They can. But I draw a line at things that are inconsistent or/and insubstantive. There are many words, or at least connotations of them, that simply aren't in my vocabulary. For me, words have specific definitions and connotations associated with them that are determined by functionality rather than social function.
Visitor Q:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on April 05, 2009, 03:09:18 pm ---Wow....Impetigo is horrible.
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LOL! I missed this post.
Nice! I like them that much more! >:D
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