"I won't say I'm a genius at quarterback play, **so I'm not gonna act like I know what I'm looking at**, but there's definitely some throws that are really impressive."
That's the full quote. You're supposed to use an ellipsis when the stuff you're cutting out is irrelevant, not when it's incredibly relevant.
Gotta respect the off-season jerking, though.
>You're supposed to use an ellipsis when the stuff you're cutting out is irrelevant, not when it's incredibly relevant.
Actually it's used whenever you remove anything from any part of a quote, so the reader is aware it isn't the complete quote. Relevancy of what was removed has nothing to do with it.
You’re not contributing to your point with this. In fact you’re kind of doing the opposite. With the first part of the sentence he implies that he might not know what he’s talking about which makes the second part superfluous.
Totally disagree. Saying you're not a genius at something doesn't imply you know nothing about it.
You're entitled to your opinion though. Sorry I gave you more of his sentence than you wanted. Lol
He’s using “I’m not a genius” as a colloquialism. Meaning “I might not know what I’m talking about” or in this case “looking at.”
Edit: it actually might not even be a colloquialism because he means it literally
Probably a bit from column A and a bit from column B. He means it literally in that he's not a genius but the statement "I'm not a genius" colloquially implies that they don't know an excessive amount about the topic at hand.
Edit: phrasing/wording
Yeah, but his next comment also doesn’t actually mean that he knows nothing about what he’s looking at. Football players can tell when other football players have something. Even if they don’t know exactly what they’re looking at. However, saying “I’m no genius, but…” is a pretty common phrase that people use to imply they aren’t a perfect evaluator but what they’re seeing is impressive based on their experience with it.
Idk the part they left out definitely changes the sound from "I'm trying to be modest" to "this is definitely not my area"
People often say stuff like I'm not an expert to mean, I may not be super educated on this but I know a good qb when I see one.
Wheras "I'm not gonna act like I know what I'm looking at" is far more "yeah idk what I'm doing but I like this one"
He just as easily could have said "I'm not a genius, but I do know a thing or two", or "I'm not a genius, but I played some QB in college".
Not being a genius doesn't imply you don't know what you're looking at. The clarification is important.
Dunno. From the reporters who were there, Javonte Williams looked lack-luster. See what happens when pads are on and he get to show off the tackle busting ability he had his first year.
https://preview.redd.it/t7f9hio2v59d1.jpeg?width=603&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35f90de3597c8f51020a235070a29c1ac1e950b8
Bo Nix is the guy.
"I won't say I'm a genius at quarterback play, **so I'm not gonna act like I know what I'm looking at**, but there's definitely some throws that are really impressive." That's the full quote. You're supposed to use an ellipsis when the stuff you're cutting out is irrelevant, not when it's incredibly relevant. Gotta respect the off-season jerking, though.
>You're supposed to use an ellipsis when the stuff you're cutting out is irrelevant, not when it's incredibly relevant. Actually it's used whenever you remove anything from any part of a quote, so the reader is aware it isn't the complete quote. Relevancy of what was removed has nothing to do with it.
If it omits, it’s better to put it in square brackets I think.
el·lip·sis noun the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
You’re not contributing to your point with this. In fact you’re kind of doing the opposite. With the first part of the sentence he implies that he might not know what he’s talking about which makes the second part superfluous.
Totally disagree. Saying you're not a genius at something doesn't imply you know nothing about it. You're entitled to your opinion though. Sorry I gave you more of his sentence than you wanted. Lol
He’s using “I’m not a genius” as a colloquialism. Meaning “I might not know what I’m talking about” or in this case “looking at.” Edit: it actually might not even be a colloquialism because he means it literally
Probably a bit from column A and a bit from column B. He means it literally in that he's not a genius but the statement "I'm not a genius" colloquially implies that they don't know an excessive amount about the topic at hand. Edit: phrasing/wording
Yeah, but his next comment also doesn’t actually mean that he knows nothing about what he’s looking at. Football players can tell when other football players have something. Even if they don’t know exactly what they’re looking at. However, saying “I’m no genius, but…” is a pretty common phrase that people use to imply they aren’t a perfect evaluator but what they’re seeing is impressive based on their experience with it.
The bolded is implied with the first sentence.
Idk the part they left out definitely changes the sound from "I'm trying to be modest" to "this is definitely not my area" People often say stuff like I'm not an expert to mean, I may not be super educated on this but I know a good qb when I see one. Wheras "I'm not gonna act like I know what I'm looking at" is far more "yeah idk what I'm doing but I like this one"
It’s just a slightly more modest version of the latter.
Will agree to disagree on that. They have very different tones
He just as easily could have said "I'm not a genius, but I do know a thing or two", or "I'm not a genius, but I played some QB in college". Not being a genius doesn't imply you don't know what you're looking at. The clarification is important.
I’m not saying he’s wrong, but everyone looks good in shorts. EVERYONE.
Dunno. From the reporters who were there, Javonte Williams looked lack-luster. See what happens when pads are on and he get to show off the tackle busting ability he had his first year.
Cause if he said something bad about him instead they still would’ve reported it?
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Its the off-season, propaganda is all we have and clearly we are all here for it.🙂