Of listequette
Of listequette
- Subject: Of listequette
- From: Henrik Holmegaard <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 07:47:31 +0200
neilB <email@hidden> wrote:
you will find many mails here with usages which might seem a
little curt in a letter to an aunt
Yes, like a friend said recently, the queries are repetitive. People
stumble on the same problems over and over and over. So those who try
to answer tend to develop a shorthand. And like any shorthand it may
lack the civilized niceties of letter writing.
I don't know if worrying about loss of face makes sense in a
technically demanding field such as this. Worrying about face means
loosing out on clarity. If there is a misconception, then getting to
the bottom of it is best. Personally I just jump in with boots and
trousers and all, and hope the water isn't too deep. If it is, I come
out a better swimmer, at least sometimes -:).