Posted by Minnie-Haha on February 21, 2005, at 15:18:20
In reply to Lou's request to Dr. Hsiung-~takserus?, posted by Lou Pilder on February 21, 2005, at 12:39:58
> ... I understand that the use of idioms have various meanings depending on local and time. The poster that used the idiom that I am requesting to you for a determination did not write what he/she thought to be the meaning of the idiom.
I did not use the phrase to mean that what someone said was "poisonous," nor to mean that someone COULD NOT be taken seriously (though should not be taken *TOO* seriously, as in authoritatively -- as I might say of many posting here, including myself -- might come closer, as suggested). I did some searches on this phrase (with a grain of salt) and found a number of meanings, which I won't try to copy here. I only mean that if someone said something like "I'm not convinced there's a shred of real proof that they [anti-depressants] work for most people" that that statement (or similar statements) does NOT mean that this person knows that there is no proof, or that one should assume that there is NO proof, and that in fact, there MIGHT be proof that ADs do work for most people (for whom they are indicated).
I'm sorry if I was unclear, and I don't know if this makes it any clearer, but it's the best I can do to try to explain what I meant.
poster:Minnie-Haha
thread:461232
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