law of first knowledge

Polish translation: zasada, że trudno przekonać kogoś, kto (już) (i tak) swoje wie

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English term or phrase:law of first knowledge
Polish translation:zasada, że trudno przekonać kogoś, kto (już) (i tak) swoje wie
Entered by: Piotr Czyżewski

15:00 Sep 26, 2009
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English term or phrase: law of first knowledge
As an example of the Law of First Knowledge, Tom cited his own mother. Although she was a highly educated and intelligent woman, as a young girl she had been taught that if you washed your hair, then went out in the cold while it was still wet, you’d get pneumonia. Tom found that regardless of the evidence he could find to contradict this folk wisdom, his mother continued to believe it.
madziag
Local time: 08:44
zasada, że trudno przekonać kogoś, kto (już) (i tak) swoje wie
Explanation:
Proponuje opisowo:

Na potwierdzenie zasady, że trudno przekonać kogoś, kto (już) (i tak) swoje wie, Tom podał / przytoczył przykład swojej matki.

BTW, isn't it true about the hair and pneumonia? ;)))
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Local time: 08:44
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4grzech wiedzy pierworodnej
Jerzy Matwiejczuk
3zasada, że trudno przekonać kogoś, kto (już) (i tak) swoje wie
Piotr Czyżewski
2zastosowanie wiedzy nabytej za mlodu
rek
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Miriam300

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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
zasada, że trudno przekonać kogoś, kto (już) (i tak) swoje wie


Explanation:
Proponuje opisowo:

Na potwierdzenie zasady, że trudno przekonać kogoś, kto (już) (i tak) swoje wie, Tom podał / przytoczył przykład swojej matki.

BTW, isn't it true about the hair and pneumonia? ;)))

Piotr Czyżewski
Poland
Local time: 08:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Polish
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dziękuję
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
zastosowanie wiedzy nabytej za mlodu


Explanation:
tlumaczenie kontekstowe ale w dalszej czesci tekstu dobrze zilustrowane historyjka o zapaleniu pluc



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Note added at 1 hr (2009-09-26 16:21:39 GMT)
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wlasciwie to chyba powinno byc 'prawo o stosowaniu wiedzy nabytej za mlodu'

rek
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:44
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2 days 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
grzech wiedzy pierworodnej


Explanation:
Myślę, że rodzi właściwe skojarzenia

Jerzy Matwiejczuk
Local time: 08:44
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Reference information:
For some reason, we’re born to think that whatever we learn first about something continues to stay true.

“According to the first law of knowledge, people continue to believe whatever they learned first, regardless of later evidence against it.”

Miriam300
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