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Weasel Wording (was Re: Enough already)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:54:07 GMT
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Oops.
Cancelled and reposted with a minor edit.
n lugnet.admin.general, Jeff Thompson writes:
In lugnet.dear-lego, Mike Stanley writes:
> Yeah, but it's all the same. :) When I feel the urge to call
> someone a jackass I don't normally disguise it in roundabout
> phrasing designed to keep him from wanting to punch me in the face.
No, I really see a difference between saying that "you're
behaving like a such and such" and saying "you are a such and such."
I don't see it as couching it or cushioning it in
roundabout phrasing (weasel wording). I see it as
describing someone's behavior rather than making a
value judgement about them personally.
I grant that not everyone would agree that there is
a distinction there, and I'm not sure in the head of battle
I'd feel so much better hearing one said in favor of the other.
But I try to draw such a distinction on the occasions when the
time comes to comment so negatively on someone.
--
jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"
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