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- From: tim@sybase.com (Tim Wood)
- Newsgroups: ba.singles
- Subject: Re: Marginal People (was Re: Circle Jerks (was Re: Oxymorons, )
- Message-ID: <28388@sybase.sybase.com>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 21:03:27 GMT
- References: <27754@sybase.sybase.com> <1993Jan11.055655.4624@netcom.com> <27941@sybase.sybase.com> <1993Jan15.064342.15858@netcom.com>
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- Organization: Sybase, Inc.
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- In article <1993Jan15.064342.15858@netcom.com> desiree@netcom.com (Desiree Champagne) writes:
- >
- >In today's article, Tim Wood, writes:
- >>I said:
- >
- >>True enough. But I infer something about a person who makes the
- >>*choice* to display that aspect of himself/herself.
- >
- > True, you can infer anything you want if you really wanna get
- >down to it. But whether or not it's accurate is another matter
- >entirely. But, please, continue to infer, assume and draw conclusions...
-
- Part of communicating effectively is to anticipate what your reader/listener
- might infer from what you say. You don't want them to make inaccurate
- inferences. The reader's reaction is, believe it or don't, partly the
- writer's responsibility.
-
- >> It's not exactly a point of pride.
- >
- > Point of pride to whom? Are you placing your standards upon
- >others in all things?
-
- I don't consider the inclination in a person to make repeated hostile posts
- a point of pride.
-
- >>No, that wouldn't be polite.
- >
- > Awwww, c'mon. Surely it's not any less polite than announcing
- >that such a creature exists...
-
- I don't see how my saying that could give offense. I did not say
- that I wished to avoid any specific person or people. Since you
- rightly say that my impressions are a matter of interpretation,
- how could anyone be certain I meant them? Unless, of course,
- they already suspected that they tend to offend....
-
- >>...[ If I ]
- >>meet someone who posted lots of stuff I didn't like, it will at best
- >>be harder/take longer for me to be that person's friend.
- > Steerrrrrrike One! Try again...
- > Try to get the point this time...
-
- If you'd be so kind as to make it. My point stands that what people
- write in this forum affects my opinion of them.
-
- > ... I do have some larger issues to work out ...
- >the most important --- should I watch Studs or Love Connection
- >tonight? Hell with it! I'll watch both...
- >
- >>>I hate to be sick...
- >>Get well soon.
- >
- > They tell me full recovery is expected -- the treatments were
- >effective and I should have full powers restored. Thanks for the
- >thoughts -- but I really coulda used the cash instead.
-
- What do they pay on Studs & Love Connection? ;)
-
- Thanks,
- -Tim
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