Posted by SLS on October 7, 2013, at 7:42:54
In reply to Re: present and former deputies, posted by Dr. Bob on October 6, 2013, at 1:16:19
> > the willingness of your present and former deputies to carry out your nastiness was and is despicable
> I hope my present and former deputies don't feel hurt by that. I value their present and former contributions and sacrifices. Anybody else?
I interpreted the phrase, "the willingness" as being a noun referring to a character trait of the deputies. I would feel hurt and put down if someone were to state that a character trait of mine was despicable. Perhaps the deputies referred to experienced no such hurt. I wouldn't know.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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