From: john williams (ducati900@bigpond.com)
Date: Sat Jan 04 2003 - 22:44:26 GMT
Erin said: Maybe you shouldn't assume it because
> it wasn't true. If you find that assumption to be valuable
> maybe you can make the reasons for it
> more accessible to me. (yes now I am being
> difficult :-)).
I accept that your enquiry was genuine. Please
take note whenever you go to put a "but" into a sentence, the but makes your
initial statement redundant. Either the person making the statement does
mean to be difficult, or if they
genuinally don't wish to be difficult either don't ask the question or
re-phrase it. I haven't read that in a book anywhere, it's just been
observation
of myself and other peoples conversations over time.
All I can suggest on the accessibilty level is that you read my posts and I
would suggest reading Rudy's posts "Quality decisions" and "MoQ for Dummies"
for a more eloquent explanation of what I'm talking about.
As to the net gain point I would like to ask you, could you please tell me
what you have got out of your "linear causility" debate with Glenn? Not
what you've put into it but what you've got out of it. that may give me an
idea of how to look at these debates more usefully.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erin N." <enoonan@kent.edu>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 4:13 AM
Subject: RE: MD Reprint of "Confessions"
> >Erin
> >
> >I have found that people who start a sentence with:
> >
> >"Not trying to be difficult but"
> >
> >Or the other popular one is:
> >
> >"I don't want to offend you but"
> >
> >mean to do exactly what they are stating they don't want to do.
> >
> >I have trained myself over the last few years not to start any sentence
> >where I make a statement that has a but in it. If I am going to be
> >difficult, or want to offend I just come straight out and do it.
>
> I honestly don't understand what you want to
> be made accessible and how you want it done.
> I said "not trying to be difficult" because
> I thought it seemed like you thought it was
> obvious. It's not clear to me. Honest.
>
> Erin
>
>
>
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