Posted by Lou PIlder on May 25, 2007, at 10:53:45
In reply to Re: » Lou PIlder, posted by ou2 on May 25, 2007, at 10:03:10
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> > Could you identify what criteria could there have been for your question to me to ask if I feel {frustrated}?
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> In discussing whether a poster should *bother* to send reminders for Dr. Bob for a response, catalyst is the word I would use for what *could* cause a poster to feel frustrated. The lack of a response would, IMO, be the catalyst - especially with repeated reminders.
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> I would not presume to say you feel frustrated - I ask the question if you did feel frustration in the circumstance I noted above. You are not obliged to answer.ou2,
In looking at your reply to me above, you wrote that you would use the word,{catalyst}for what could cause a poster to feel {frustrated}.
The generally accepted meaning of {catalyst} is something that {speeds up} a result.
If the catalyst is {lack of a response}, and if the result in question here is ,{frustration},I am unsure as to what you mean. If the catalyst was not there, then would I be frustrated anyway but that the frustration could take longer to happen?
Lou
poster:Lou PIlder
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