Posted by 10derHeart on March 21, 2008, at 1:18:05
In reply to Re: How do the deputies know?, posted by adelaide curtis on March 20, 2008, at 23:15:59
> i read it fine...you said it would be annoying for you to post to xxxxx ,something you already wrote...
Oh, sorry if my wording here was so jumbled. Rereading it, parts of both my posts do sound rushed and kinda confusing. And, I do now see a person could have read in my previous reply to you that I meant I thought it might be annoying *to me.* Oops. I meant annoying to *him* [Jamal] to read the same thing Dinah just said. That doesn't make sense to me now either! And, oh...now I remember, I thought Dinah's explanation was nice and clear, so I'd better not restate and risk confusing the issue. I do tend to get wordy!
Good point - maybe I made it harder for him, saying "go read another thread." I figured since it was just a bit above this one, it was easy to find, but that is an assumption. Just shows what being in a hurry and tired can do to reasoning powers!
Sorry, Jamal.
> how could that statement not be hurtful?
I guess with a charitable interpretation of my style of writing, motives, and intent?
> he matters and his questions should be answered with respect.. even if it annoys you~
Yes, he does and they should. I thought I achieved that, judging by his response to me ???
Nothing about answering Jamal's question annoyed me.
Thanks for getting me to stop and examine my choice of words and phrasing - it's hard to get it right here and I always welcome constructive criticism so I can communicate better the next time :-)
--10derHeart
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