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Re:Success determined by ability to speak, ability to write,... by DarylZero on Saturday May 28, 2022 @12:16PM (#31541493)
1. You're projecting all of that. You're even assuming the person you're talking to is not "successful" with no basis whatsoever.

2. You're misusing "sour grapes" -- you don't know what it means.

3. You're hyphenating "sour grapes" -- you don't know how it's spelled.

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Re:Success determined by ability to speak, ability to write,... by dasil003 on Saturday May 28, 2022 @01:30PM (#31542113)
You're right that I'm projecting. This is based on personal experience many individuals I've known who have made this complaint while lacking self-awareness of how their own attitudes and victim mentality have caused them to miss opportunities, so then their "bad luck" becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

On your other points, you are wrong. I hyphenated "sour-grapes" due its use as an adjective.

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Re:Success determined by ability to speak, ability to write,... by DarylZero on Saturday May 28, 2022 @01:47PM (#31542263)
What's your excuse for getting the meaning wrong
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