tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185505090408020955.post3860022185853089303..comments2012-06-14T15:39:57.113-07:00Comments on DCLA diamonds: Jewellery association creates own furoreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00469676106254429673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185505090408020955.post-45330540806965206912012-05-15T17:54:13.274-07:002012-05-15T17:54:13.274-07:00The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in w...The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than average. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their mistakes.[1]Actual competence may weaken self-confidence, as competent individuals may falsely assume that others have an equivalent understanding. As Kruger and Dunning conclude, "the miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effectAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469676106254429673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185505090408020955.post-50535156836538095042012-05-14T17:22:35.695-07:002012-05-14T17:22:35.695-07:00When the shit hits the fan !!
Meaning: Messy and ...When the shit hits the fan !!<br /><br />Meaning: Messy and exciting consequences brought about by a previously secret situation becoming public.<br />Origin: This expression alludes to the unmissable effects of shit being thrown into an electric fan. It appears to have originated in the 1930s. I can't say better than 'appears' as the earliest citation of it that I can find is in the 1967 edition of Eric Partridge's A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English:Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469676106254429673noreply@blogger.com