Sprüche des Tages, der Woche, des Monats, ...
... und Dies und Das ...
Wenn man mündige Bürger haben
will, muss man ihnen drei Dinge beibringen: Lesen, Schreiben und - statistisches
Denken.
(Gerd Gigerenzer)
"Nichts ist praktischer als eine gute Theorie" (Kurt Lewin) |
(M)ein
Spruch fürs Leben:
Durch die Wahrheit ist alles Übel in
die Welt gekommen. (c)
H. Schöler
Forschersprache** Überlassen von Wolfgang Weber, Weber Wissenschaftliche Dienste Selbst der Klarheit von Aussagen verpflichtete Forscher meinen nicht immer das, was der Wortsinn sagt. Das scheint eine Phraseologie zu belegen, deren formelhafter Charakter vermutlich von gegenseitigem Abschreiben herrührt. Diese Phrasen zeigen auch, wie reich das Vokabular sein kann, um Unwissenheit, Unwillen oder - Unvermögen zu umschreiben:
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The Computer A Spanish teacher was explaining
to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated
as either masculine or feminine. "Pencil" however, is masculine: "el lapiz." A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?" Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether "computer" should be a masculin or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation. The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computadora"), because: 1. None but their creator understands their internal logic; 2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine ("el computador"), because: 1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; 2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves; 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model. The women won. Why???
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