Posted by wendy b. on June 26, 2002, at 9:34:26
In reply to I take that back or something like that..., posted by JonW on June 26, 2002, at 9:14:35
> > >think we want to glorify suicide. But remembering and honoring the person could never be harmful to the P-Babble community, if it's handled with care and thoughtfulness.
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> > This is my opinion on the issue, and I couldn't have said it better myself.
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> Actually, if you'll allow me to change my mind, I agree with this except for "could never". I think that's an over-generalization and I like "isn't likely to" much better. I'm probably being way to picky, but it's another reason to hear myself type so why not? :-)
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> Jon
Jon,As usual, your measured responses are very helpful and honest. "Could never" is, of course, an all-or-nothing type of linguistic ploy, something I'm prone to as a bipolar who has to fight hard to keep her hat on sometimes...
I appreciate your taking the time to talk about this with me...
Wendy
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