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Old 01-06-2002, 01:18 AM
AlphaGam1019 AlphaGam1019 is offline
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Originally posted by wptw
I know plenty of brilliant people who couldn't recite the greek alphabet if you held a gun to their head (or if you made them hold a lit match in their hand!). Perhaps they were too brainy and nerdy to get a bid so they never learned, who knows? Anyway, knowledge of greek letters and symbols does not always equal intelligence (as evidenced every day on this very message board).
I would also agree that intelligence can not be measured by whether a person can recite the Greek alphabet BUT if I were to sell an item on ebay, I WOULD TRY to figure out what a funny looking letter is called. That is to the seller's benefit so he can get the correct people to view the item- thus getting a higher price! I think someone could easilyfind this type of information on the 'net.
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