From: skutvik@online.no
Date: Sat Feb 14 2004 - 16:41:51 GMT
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13 Feb. Wim Nusselder wrote:
> Well if you really want to hear from me, even if I am not
> interested... (as your wrote 12 Feb 2004 23:05:29 +0000): I much
> prefer e-mail (in English, which is not my mother-tongue, even if my
> working environment -the European Cultural Foundation- is partly
> English and I do speak and write it rather fluently) to chatting,
> phoning or other direct means of discussion. I prefer to prepare my
> contributions to a discussion at times that are most convenient to me
> and to be able to take the time to look things up and to think a bit
> longer before I write some things. (The last I also have in Dutch.)
> You don't have to reply immediately when you e-mail (which
> -potentially- allows for a higher quality discussion) and there is
> less superficial, 'small talk' necessary to keep the contact open, so
> it can be more efficient.
I agree most vehemently with Wim here, this is as philosophy
discussion and supposed to be based on (some) thinking, not
mere chatting.
Bo
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