Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 08:19:53 08/18/03
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On August 18, 2003 at 10:45:57, Matthew Hull wrote: >[snip] > >>I remember that one beginner said that another player is stronger than me and >>the reason that he gave for that opinion is that the second player beated him >>more convincingly. > > > >The past tense of "beat" is "beat". There is no such word "beated". Not to >pick on you, but I see this non-word used often in the forum. > >:) >Best regards, >MH > > >> >>I can only guess that when I played my normal game, the second player tried >>something like e4 Bc4 Qh5 Qxf7# >> >>Uri Not much of a pedagogue, are you? What if Uri asks you to produce only the infinitive form of "beat" in Hebrew, let alone the past tense of it? What would you say then? No reciprocity there, right? Therefore be careful and try to widen your horizons by learning some Hebrew. That'll make you a successful pedagogue. (Guideline #1 in pedagogy: know both your own tongue and the one that the person you want to teach speaks.)
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