Do you think that's a social circle / location thing Geomamma?
Yeah, it could be. I run into that sort of thing a reasonable amount and it is a problem. I'd like to think there are places and people where I wouldn't hear it!
Adults might just get offended.
True. That's why I gripe here instead
There is a little (badly behaved) part of me that wants to say that just because they couldn't be bothered with it doesn't mean all of us should be denied the opportunity.
Anyway, I just have a problem, philosophically, with the idea that learning should always be immediately and obviously useful. Too many wonderful things are discovered accidentally. Why shouldn't we as humans want to discover things simply for the joy of discovery?
