Posted by JadeKelly on April 7, 2009, at 17:04:41
In reply to Re: *********THE NEW RULE BOOK************ » JadeKelly, posted by seldomseen on April 7, 2009, at 15:49:30
>Seldom, are you still operating as a go between for Bob? Its fine if you are I would just want to know.
I would agree with some of what you said, but would maintain that the way things are worded - even punctuated - can make a huge difference in how a post is interpreted.
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> Consider the following sentences
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> Woman, without her, man is nothing.
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> Woman, without her man, is nothing.
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> Two sentences are just slightly different, but with carry entirely different meanings.
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> Also without the typical non-verbal cues associated with talking to people, it is virtually impossible to determine intent, tone or rationale behind a post. Therefore, I think the way in which we phrase things here is very important. Basically, we are operating blind.
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> SeldomHi Seldom,
My mother is a librarian and I'm usually very anal about my spelling. My time is limited, I was thinking that most things had been discussed a hundred times, so even with my spelling, bad grammer, etc., you guys would word it how YOU want it. I've been up all night, not 'cause of Babble but I am tired. I did not presume that what I wrote would be final. In which "rule" did I actually change the meaning or intent? I'll fix that now as time is of the essence, and then you can proof the final draft. Would that be okay? I believe I did say that it was a rough, rough draft. No debating the issues with Bob any longer is my only request. I just spent two weeks emailing back and forth with him for NOTHING. No One ever says "here's what we want"
I have many people that want this. Do you? Do you have blocked friends? Which board do you hang at the most? I had wanted to get to know you as I believe we have something in common with our sons. One week block, maybe I'll be back!
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