Posted by muffled on March 30, 2008, at 23:28:56
In reply to Re: its all been said Dr Bob » star008, posted by gardenergirl on March 29, 2008, at 22:15:37
> > I would have liked the opportunity to rephrase or apologize. I would learn more by rephrasing then just being blocked.
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> So the babblemail I sent to you before you were blocked, in which I offered suggestions regarding rephrasing, didn't help point the way towards an opportunity to rephrase and/or apologize?
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> gg
GG, I don't want you to be left feeling badly or something OK? We are trying to work toward more clarity on how to work with the written word here I think. Cuz so much of communication is based on body language, when you have only printed words, the choice of them can be problematic as you know.
So in that vein, and feel free to disagree(as I said to star I am in 'curiousity' mode).
My thot is the problem STARTS with the word 'So'. In my head when I read it it sounds(on MAN!, HOW to say this civilly!!!) oh well...in the interest of my scientific self, WTF I let her rip, just so's you KNOW I got total respect for you GG OK?
Anyways, when the 'So' is at the beginning of this sentence it comes across as sounding like 'well why didn't you????' to me. Just a small word....go figger.
To say it in a different way, I might have said..
'I had sent you a babblemail with suggestions regarding rephrasing, was it useful at all?'
I STILL think this could possibly be taken the wrong way, but leaves more room for a person to give a person the benefit of the doubt. Yup, I read it again, I think its really the 'so' part that just gets me going...?!
So while I do not doubt your good intentions GG at all, you have been supportive to me before(thank you), I just write this so maybe you can better understand....cuz I value you. If I didn't I wouldn't bother writing this.
Best wishes, and utterly respectfully,
M(whose brain is starting to hurt ;-) )
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