How Bout Dem Wizards!!! (NBA)

[JPaul]

Wasn't he trying to rebut them (your assertions).

That sentence actually doesn't make much sense, or at least the contraction doesn't.

Wasn't is a contracted form of " was not". Which would make the sentence "Was not he trying to rebut them ....

The first sentence in this post " .... doesn't make much sense ...." is fine, as doesn't in that context is a contraction for does not. Which would make the sentence " .... does not make much sense ....".

Point is that "Wasn't" as a contraction can't just be placed anywhere.

Please accept my apologies.

[manker]

You made the assertion that basketball is a non-contact sport.

I went to great pains to explain what I was asserting. That wasn't it.

You can either go and read my posts or you can continue thinking the wrong thing, it's up to you.

[manker]

That sentence actually doesn't make much sense, or at least the contraction doesn't.

Wasn't is a contracted form of " was not". Which would make the sentence "Was not he trying to rebut them ....

The first sentence in this post " .... doesn't make much sense ...." is fine, as doesn't in that context is a contraction for does not. Which would make the sentence " .... does not make much sense ....".

Point is that "Wasn't" as a contraction can't just be placed anywhere.

Please accept my apologies.

A valuable lesson that could possibly be extrapolated and applied to 'hasn't' and 'doesn't'. Thanks for that.

I also enjoyed your use of 'cabal' and 'schadenfreude' in the other thread.

[Busyman]

Wasn't he trying to rebut them (your assertions).

This all started with him saying basketball is a non-contact sport. I initially thought (giving too much credit again) that he was just trying to be funny but then realized he was serious.

I made the assertions about soccer not allowing contact to parallel his convenient rule pickins'.

He came in this thread hoping to get a squabble going. Unlike others with their precious threads....I don't mind.

[manker]

Oh was that what I thought. Thanks for clearing it up, I had no idea.


Btw, good try but it's actually spelled parallel.

[Busyman]

I went to great pains to explain what I was asserting. That wasn't it.

You can either go and read my posts or you can continue thinking the wrong thing, it's up to you.

Either way it started with that.

Either way you were wrong. I said that folks that watch and/or play basketball were laughing at you 'cause it's captainobvious to them.

[Busyman]

Oh was that what I thought. Thanks for clearing it up, I had no idea.


Btw, good try but it's actually spelled parallel.

My mistake. I meant to correct that but only corrected squabble.
I originally had squable.

Oh yeah I peeped that.....

It's a good thing basketball isn't all that physically demanding.

what with it being a non-contact sport.

But the physical part? Nah, I play soccer.

[manker]

Either way it started with that.

Either way you were wrong. I said that folks that watch and/or play basketball were laughing at you 'cause it's captainobvious to them.

I did wonder why you kept banging on about that despite my assertions, which were concise and easily understandable.

Now I see that you only choose to argue that which you you feel confident about, which is commendable and exactly the sort of thing I do. Now we just need to work on your humility, once that's sorted debates of which you're a part might actually go somewhere rather than the disputant wondering if you're reading anything other than your own posts.

[manker]

My mistake. I meant to correct that but only corrected squabble.
I originally had squable.

Oh yeah I peeped that.....

It's a good thing basketball isn't all that physically demanding.

what with it being a non-contact sport.

But the physical part? Nah, I play soccer.

NPs on the error, it happens to to the best of us - I've first hand experience.

Shortly after I made that post, I explained exactly why I termed it non-contact. I take it that you're not calling my reasoning into question any more. Cool.

[Busyman]

I did wonder why you kept banging on about that despite my assertions, which were concise and easily understandable.

Now I see that you only choose to argue that which you you feel confident about, which is commendable and exactly the sort of thing I do. Now we just need to work on your humility, once that's sorted debates of which you're a part might actually go somewhere rather than the disputant wondering if you're reading anything other than your own posts.

Well the weird thing is I actually knew what I was talking about, on both sports.

You went off half-cocked. You assumed it was non-contact. I corrected you, citing experience playing and watching the sport. Still on your high horse, you cited google, and only looked for what bolstered your argument and ignored the rest of the website....so bad infact that the part citing contact was right under the part you cited.

It is easy to make mistakes. You were mistaken. Fair enough but sometimes trust that someone that plays the sport might know a little bit more about it than you before showing your ass.

Basketball is a contact sport.

Speaking of humility....

It's really difficult to argue when the other person is correct, isn't it.

Not sure if writing it twice will help you understand but I'm all for assisting your comprehension. It seems necessary 'cause sometimes if it's drummed in enough times, you seem to get it eventually.

This is the crux of the matter and what I'm trying to explain to you.

Let's put it another way 'cause frankly I don't think you'll understand it otherwise.

I think he was drunk.

That said, it seems as if I've taught you something.

you disputing it my point is futile because it's written in the rules.

Say, do you agree that I copied and pasted correctly earlier? Cos that's what it boils down to.