Re: ... TRICK vs SKILL

Darwin Teague (darwin@dorite.use.com)
Sat, 4 Mar 95 07:39 EST

On Fri, 03 Mar 1995 09:29:47 GMT in Newsgroup: Email you wrote:
: In message <199503020227.VAA15863@cerberos.CES.CWRU.Edu> Anu Garg writes:

: Personally, I view anything that doesn't have a start or an end a
: 'skill.' Riding backwards, idling on one foot, etc, are skills. Things
: that have a definate start/end, like side mounts, 360's, etc, are
: tricks. And I find nothing degrading about the word trick....

: > Word: trick
: > Cross references:
: > 1. dupe

: Before anyone goes off thinking 'trick' only means 'to fool,' why not
: just quote the definition in question?

: > speech} 2c: an optical illusion {a mere ~ of the light} 3a: a quick or
: > artful way of getting a result : KNACK 3b: a technical device (as of an ar

: A side mount IS a quick or artful way of getting a result (mounted)
: isn't it? Then according to this definition, trick applies in this
: case. It doesn't really, IMO, apply to methods of riding.

How about "stunt"? Does that work? It means more to me than "trick",
showing more of a skill level that "trick" does."Skill" doesn't ring any
bells for me, but it IS better than "trick".....

I agree with your above statement of the word "skill".
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