I didn't get any of that after the second sentence, even after checking a dictionary for 3 of the words.

Ok, I'll play! --- "Abstract vs empirical", in the intended context, roughly equates to the following (order insignificant):

-Theoretical vs practical
-Scientific vs vocational
-Academic vs 'hands on'

Pedestrian enough for you?

TTFN
HP

 

No. To whom are you referring?
Perhaps the missing referent is that Martinez is in Mexico.

 

No. To whom are you referring?
Perhaps the missing referent is that Martinez is in Mexico.

Say what? Now I'm confused? My response (post #21) assumed your post (#19) was a response to my post (#18) --- IOW I thought you were 'ribbing' me for a pompous 'logophile' again?

Best regards
HP

 

Ok, I'll play! --- "Abstract vs empirical", in the intended context, roughly equates to the following (order insignificant):

-Theoretical vs practical
-Scientific vs vocational
-Academic vs 'hands on'

Pedestrian enough for you?

TTFN
HP

Pedestrian?

 

Yes, my post #19 was in response to your post #18, but it was entirely sincere.

 

Pedestrian?

unsophisticated
ordinary

 

unsophisticated
ordinary

Not as in "one that walks across the street"?
Why did the pedestrian cross the road?

 

Yes, my post #19 was in response to your post #18, but it was entirely sincere.

Thus it seems 'abstract' and 'empirical' were not the 'problem'? --- Please point me to the imperspicuous text/passage and I'll do my best to elucidate

Best regards
HP

 

Not as in "one that walks across the street"?
Why did the pedestrian cross the road?

Why was crossing the road a pedestrian choice?

One who walks: noun
dull or unimaginative: adjective

 

Not as in "one that walks across the street"?
Why did the pedestrian cross the road?

Because use of machinery or beasts of burden isn't sufficiently 'pedestrian'?

 

Thus it seems 'abstract' and 'empirical' were not the 'problem'? --- Please point me to the imperspicuous text/passage and I'll do my best to elucidate

Best regards
HP

I looked up the words but I don't understand why the cited lexical disparity (HP uses words unfamiliar to an American and a Mexican) would be caused by a theoretical as opposed to an experiential personal history.

 

Because use of machinery or beasts of burden isn't sufficiently 'pedestrian'?

Funny enough... I know the etymology of all the words you've used... it's the context that sometimes I find confusing.

 

Funny enough... I know the etymology of all the words you've used... it's the context that sometimes I find confusing.

Funny enough...I find the sentence structure of Spanish more difficult than the sentence structure of German!
Spanish is almost like thinking in Latin.

 

Your style of speech would fit perfectly in an Arthur Connan Doyle book... see "The White Company"

 

Your style of speech would fit perfectly in an Arthur Conan Doyle book... see "The White Company"

Doyle was Scottish. HP is British.
Scotland is much closer to England than America is.

 

I looked up the words but I don't understand why the cited lexical disparity (HP uses words unfamiliar to an American and a Mexican) would be caused by a theoretical as opposed to an experiential personal history.

You 'objected' to my use of the phrase 'inductive reactor' (as opposed, perhaps, to 'coil' or, merely, 'inductor') hence my speculation that said disparity (of terminology) owed to my (principally) scientific/academic (as opposed to practical) background...

HP is British.

Although I attended school and spent my 'formative' years in Britain, I hail from (and currently reside) in N. America (Spec. USA)

Best regards
HP

 

You 'objected' to my use of the phrase 'inductive reactor'

No, I did not object. Martinez seemed uncertain in post #14, so I clarified for my Mexican friend. However, I do see now that you referred to your own background as academic vs, mechanical.

Are you having difficulties with carrying on 3 conversations at once? Possibly delusions of reference?

ps, I hope you don't mind me saying you are British. You certainly speak more like a Brit than a Yank.

 

Delusion... now that's a word I understand in both meaning and context...

 

Your style of speech would fit perfectly in an Arthur Connan Doyle book... see "The White Company"

My fave is "The Poison Belt":

" Our Gardener is, in my opinion, about to dip the solar system, and the human bacillus, the little mortal vibrio which twisted and wriggled upon the outer rind of the earth, will in an instant be sterilized out of existence..."

Great stuff!...

Best regards
HP

 

No, I did not object. Martinez seemed uncertain in post #14, so I clarified for my Mexican friend.

Are you having difficulties with carrying on 3 conversations at once? Possibly delusions of reference?

I don't think so, however there seem to be definite 'focus' issues as regards the identity of the post in need of clarification (i.e. 12 or 18)?

Again: The gist of post 18 is just this: "My approach to electronics is scientific as opposed to technical -- hence my occasional use of 'unconventional' terms" ...K?

ps, I hope you don't mind me saying you are British. You certainly speak more like a Brit than an American.

Jolly good, old bean!