Post #17,858
11/12/01 10:08:08 AM
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Didn't jump to any conclusions
That is why I wrote Another Attack? did you miss the question mark?
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Post #17,863
11/12/01 10:21:51 AM
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goto dictionary .com, look up infer.
How to mangle the truth;
Have it reported by any major U.S. media outlet.
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Post #17,869
11/12/01 10:56:32 AM
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Speaking of inference...
I infer that you implicitly implicate me as well. I also use question marks in the same manner.
Also, never mind what the dictionary approves, what on earth is the point of using "infer" to mean "imply" when you can just as easily, and with greater clarity, use the latter word?
[link|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html] Sometimes "tolerance" is just a word for not dealing with things.
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Post #17,871
11/12/01 11:05:18 AM
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infer vs. imply
A speaker implies somthing. A listener infers something.
Probably was the point your point that you were implying. At least that's what I inferred from you statement. :-)
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Post #17,879
11/12/01 11:32:02 AM
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Nah
Gave up on you a long time ago. No sense trying to open a mind with such obvious welds keeping it shut.
How to mangle the truth;
Have it reported by any major U.S. media outlet.
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Post #17,905
11/12/01 1:17:47 PM
11/12/01 1:20:58 PM
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That one cuts both ways.
What you project onto the Other reflects back on you.
[link|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html] Sometimes "tolerance" is just a word for not dealing with things.
Edited by marlowe
Nov. 12, 2001, 01:20:58 PM EST
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Post #17,910
11/12/01 1:55:00 PM
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I see nothing wrong with title
The question mark is sufficient IMO
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Post #17,916
11/12/01 2:35:52 PM
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You're entitled to your opinion.
How to mangle the truth;
Have it reported by any major U.S. media outlet.
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Post #18,028
11/13/01 9:33:52 AM
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He's not the only one who read it as a QUESTION
and not a statement.
Darrell Spice, Jr.
[link|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #18,033
11/13/01 10:07:50 AM
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Perhaps I'm too sensitive.
Nope. A question can be just as alarmist as a statement.
How to mangle the truth;
Have it reported by any major U.S. media outlet.
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Post #18,040
11/13/01 10:57:30 AM
11/13/01 10:58:50 AM
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While a question can be alarmist,
it's not the same as "jumping to a conclusion".
In this case, it was a request to see if anybody had more information to determine if it was an attack or not. The initial post(later edited) was "I can't get any more details as all the news sites are unavailable.", which supports the "request for info" aspect of the title. No need to get upset with everybody else because you inferred more than what was implied.
I'm sure the question "was it another attack?" was on initially on most everybody's mind when the plane first went down. I know it was were I work. It's not all that surprising, given the circumstance.
Darrell Spice, Jr.
[link|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Edited by SpiceWare
Nov. 13, 2001, 10:58:50 AM EST
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Post #18,043
11/13/01 11:08:36 AM
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Yeah
I'm just so damned pissed at the media lately that when I saw what I thought was another "would you care to comment on the suppositions regarding the possiblities of the chances of more attacks?" type of question I jumped to my own conclusion. Sorry bluke and others. I shouldn't take it out on my friends when strangers get me riled up. (And you can't get much stranger than some of our news "personalities").
How to mangle the truth;
Have it reported by any major U.S. media outlet.
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Post #18,161
11/13/01 9:00:05 PM
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Know how it goes
I'm fighting a sinus infection and I feel like I'll to scream if just one more person comes up with "oh, you poor thing", "what are you taking", "have you seen a doctor" and so on. Everybody has their limits :-)
Darrell Spice, Jr.
[link|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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