Posted by Sad Sara on November 5, 2004, at 17:04:55
In reply to My 2 cents » Sad Sara, posted by gardenergirl on November 5, 2004, at 16:48:19
Say, there might be a lot of people who simply don't see or understand the difference in this since the thought of insulting is not in their mind at all, is it then fair to be called uncivil? Would you actually say that that person is uncivil at all?
Now I might completely be out of line here, but after reading the posts another again (all under this discussion) it really seem sto me that crazy charlie is asking whether some rumour he has heard is true, while medinka think the way charlie writes imply that he thinks the quality of therapy depends on how many years of education you have...
I do not see how "I did not explain myself clearly" is more correct in terms of meaning than "I don't think you got my point" even though it might be a "nicer" way of saying it since the reaction on the qestion did not have anything to do with the question in the first place. Strictly speaking I would fin dit just as likely that charlie get insulted from medinkas reply, since he could feel that she is implying that he is arrogant, and that he has opinions that he does not have....
Maybe it would be best that people instead of being very sensitive to whether a poster is refering to "you" try to be a bit more accepting in peoples different way of expressing themselvs?
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