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Post by swash on Mar 14, 2021 11:01:58 GMT -5
We can only speculate that alternate history, but Liv as the four and Charlie at the five might have been pretty potent. Her development would be different, focusing on the UCONN way ... passing and moving more, fouling less... But IIRC, Liv signed on after Charli decommitted. So, IIRC, then Liv might not have come to UConn if Charli had. Bigs can be very territorial. Entirely possible. I chose not to include recruiting variables in my equation
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Post by pinotbear on Mar 14, 2021 12:59:56 GMT -5
We can only speculate that alternate history, but Liv as the four and Charlie at the five might have been pretty potent. Her development would be different, focusing on the UCONN way ... passing and moving more, fouling less... But IIRC, Liv signed on after Charli decommitted. So, IIRC, then Liv might not have come to UConn if Charli had. Bigs can be very territorial. (read in David Attenborough voice) "Yes, Bigs can be very territorial, sometimes resulting in violent physical clashes between dominant females. It is then that The Zebras step in to separate the female Bigs, and administer correction, as necessary.."
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Post by linkster on Mar 14, 2021 13:26:44 GMT -5
After watching the Texas-Baylor game I wouldn't mind Baylor in UConn's region as the 2 one bit.
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 15, 2021 19:14:13 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure you just did ;-) There's a word for this type of subtly undermining literary or rhetorical device which pretends to be neutral or faintly positive but really isn't -- litotes, which ironically means 'simple' in Greek, even though, the phrasing of this device 'is not the most straightforward way of making one's point.' 'I wouldn't say he's a 'bad' driver ... ' 'It wasn't the worst play I've ever seen...' Not to be too didactic, I agree with your interpretation of litotes, but not with magic's use of it. Litotes must explicitly include, not just imply, the double negative, as in your example: "'It wasn't the worst play I've ever seen...'" Or "not to be too didactic": obviously I am being too didactic, or maybe merely obnoxious. What magic expressed was an apophasis, more technically known as a paralipsis. +++++++ Your refutation of my mistake gives me a fresh understanding of the line "Hoist with his own petard." :-) You know, as I was writing that, I had some doubts, because I remember reading a discussion of that interesting type of literary device some years ago. But was 'litotes' the right term? The definition didn't seem exactly spot on, but I checked three different online listing of 'literary devices' to see if another term fit the bill, and none of the three included 'apophasis,' and so I went with 'litotes,' even though the definitions I saw for litotes, while cousins of the phrasing in question, didn't seem to be exact matches for it. But you are exactly right. Apophasis is the term I was really looking for. Incidentally, the opening line of your response, "Not to be too didactic," falls nicely into this category as well. ;-) Now, if I can just pull my rudimentary petard out of my you-know-what, I'll be fine.
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 15, 2021 19:33:41 GMT -5
After watching the Texas-Baylor game I wouldn't mind Baylor in UConn's region as the 2 one bit. You got your wish
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Post by linkster on Mar 15, 2021 20:35:46 GMT -5
After watching the Texas-Baylor game I wouldn't mind Baylor in UConn's region as the 2 one bit. You got your wish Don't try and set me up as a jinx. I said I wouldn't mind. And I don't. From what have seen of them lately the Bears have no outside game. Last year Smith Egbo and Cox walked over and around ONO. Cox is gone and UConn adds Edwards and 2 freshman guards.
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Post by chicagogg on Mar 16, 2021 8:12:03 GMT -5
Not to be too didactic, I agree with your interpretation of litotes, but not with magic's use of it. Litotes must explicitly include, not just imply, the double negative, as in your example: "'It wasn't the worst play I've ever seen...'" Or "not to be too didactic": obviously I am being too didactic, or maybe merely obnoxious. What magic expressed was an apophasis, more technically known as a paralipsis. +++++++ Your refutation of my mistake gives me a fresh understanding of the line "Hoist with his own petard." :-) You know, as I was writing that, I had some doubts, because I remember reading a discussion of that interesting type of literary device some years ago. But was 'litotes' the right term? The definition didn't seem exactly spot on, but I checked three different online listing of 'literary devices' to see if another term fit the bill, and none of the three included 'apophasis,' and so I went with 'litotes,' even though the definitions I saw for litotes, while cousins of the phrasing in question, didn't seem to be exact matches for it. But you are exactly right. Apophasis is the term I was really looking for. Incidentally, the opening line of your response, "Not to be too didactic," falls nicely into this category as well. ;-) Now, if I can just pull my rudimentary petard out of my you-know-what, I'll be fine. This thread is as much fun as when Semper discusses Abbess Hildegarde. Love it! Only here can this happen. (not joking, meaning it!)
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Post by tipin on Mar 16, 2021 8:19:52 GMT -5
I can't help but wonder if there was not some smug Texas WCBB Forum poster(s) making similar negative comments about CW off-and-on last season and earlier this season?
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 16, 2021 8:49:12 GMT -5
I can't help but wonder if there was not some smug Texas WCBB Forum poster(s) making similar negative comments about CW off-and-on last season and earlier this season? I am sure there were. It is in the nature of many fans.
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