Comments on: As Matthew Arnold Would View Al Gore

By: Ralf Goergens

Ralf Goergens — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:18:00 +0000

Many surprisingly intelligent and well-educated people (including some bloggers) treat it as a synonym for “uninterested.”

Whatever, I don’t care.

By: david still

david still — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:08:14 +0000

Shouldn’t any collegegraduate from a decent college know the difference between the
two words?

By: Ginny

Ginny — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:29:05 +0000

That’s not intelligence – it’s living with an Arnoldian for 35 years.

By: Jay Manifold

Jay Manifold — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:00:36 +0000

Ginny, you get a gold star for correct use of the word “disinterested.” Many surprisingly intelligent and well-educated people (including some bloggers) treat it as a synonym for “uninterested.”