I'm a lawyer, and that means I try to be precise with my language. I don't always succeed, but I try. So this means I do a lot of Google searches of "define X" to make sure I'm using a word correctly for the idea I'm conveying. I don't remember why, but I wanted to make sure berating was the word I wanted, so I googled it. And this is what I got:
Does something seem off to you? Yeah...
Really now, Google? Maybe you should get a psychoanalyst.
This is not taken from another website. It is an actual screen capture from my own browsing.
Now that's comedy!
ReplyDeletethis is a foremost example of artificial intelligence. the computer (dr. google) knew you are jewish. if you were japanese it would read "shinto upbringing"
ReplyDeleteI got the same thing for the record...
ReplyDeleteIt seems the original source is from Oxford (!), of all places:
ReplyDeletehttp://books.google.com/books?id=Vm_mNJiflwgC&lpg=PA45&ots=d0UTlLbaJN&dq=%22my%20son%20berated%20me%20for%20not%20giving%20him%20a%20Jewish%20upbringing%22&pg=PA45#v=onepage&q=%22my%20son%20berated%20me%20for%20not%20giving%20him%20a%20Jewish%20upbringing%22&f=false
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-berate.html
Wow, I had to see for myself. I wonder if @menash has it right. I wish I could hope on an "Irish computer" or maybe an "African American computer" and check it out.
ReplyDeleteI'm Muslim and when I tried it out, it came up with the same thing, so it must be the standard definition.
ReplyDelete(even though I'm not Jewish, I find this blog to be really interesting and educational. :) I hope that you'll start posting regularly again someday.
Comes up the same here in Melbourne
ReplyDeleteMaybe the author is speaking from personal experience?
ReplyDeleteMaybe not. Otherwise, I don't have a clue as to why they would use that reference.
It is wonderful to "see" you back.
Hope all is going well!