Posted by Tamar on July 10, 2005, at 17:45:15
In reply to Lou's reply to Tamar-asum » Tamar, posted by Lou Pilder on July 10, 2005, at 16:59:53
Hi Lou
> You wrote,[...I assumed...].
> Could you clarify if you think that there could be the potential for others to have the potential to think something else if they do not make the assumption(s) that you have here?It’s hard to say. I don’t know for sure how others might have read it. There are always gaps in written language, and people fill the gaps according to their experience, intuition, and all kinds of other things. Context is particularly important. The context of the suggestion was a PBC. The context indicated to me that the suggestion was made in the spirit of promoting civility. That’s what led me to my assumptions. I think, therefore, that many people would be likely to make the same assumption I did, because I think the context would lead people to interpret the suggestion in the light of the request for civility.
If you didn’t read the suggestion as part of the request for civility, could it be that your direct involvement in the situation elicited an emotional response that might have got in the way of seeing the suggestion in the context of the PBC? Or am I off base?
I still think that people here value you as a person, and value your participation here, and won’t stop reading your posts.
Best wishes,
Tamar
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