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Had Sandieh referred to a personal tragedy rather than a newspaper item, my post would not have been the same, for obvious reasons. However, it was not a personal one and had as its principal point not so much the accident as 'wonder' what the incident was about. It was the latter I addressed.
I guess I have a different mode of thinking than most posters on this site to judge by the responses!
Of course, RMJ, personal tragedy and loss is just that, personal. We all have our share of personal loss, but I shall be damned before I advertize it on a website, capisce?
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Originally posted by Bill Rigby
Had Sandieh referred to a personal tragedy rather than a newspaper item, my post would not have been the same, for obvious reasons. However, it was not a personal one and had as its principal point not so much the accident as 'wonder' what the incident was about. It was the latter I addressed.
I guess I have a different mode of thinking than most posters on this site to judge by the responses!
Of course, RMJ, personal tragedy and loss is just that, personal. We all have our share of personal loss, but I shall be damned before I advertize it on a website, capisce?
Bill R,
Regarding your responses above,to recent postings
1)re. Sandieh; I appreciate your differentiation between a personal tragedy and a news report, but, as this story involved a guide dog etc, most people (apart from yourself of course) are saddened, never the less, perhaps an initial indication of your compassion is imminent, after all you have gone so far as to try a rational explanation for your 'wonder' to Sandieh, commendable !
2); bang on, you certainly are different, or like to imply that you are !
3) ; re RMJ's, personal tragedy , you commence with didactic platitudes, but then, true to form, you have to 'throw the boot in',show your hostility, your proud (could it be redneck)lack of compassion,with your preposterous and inaccurate ref to the advertising of a personal tragedy ! This contortion of the facts is appalling , sick , but again , not unexpected !
4 ):I believe its true to say that most people on this site have indicated the types of career that they have persued,nursing, engineering, chemistry etc.etc. I would be appreciative of just a little similar knowledge, re yourself, obviously you were not in the diplomatic corp, but never the less, this info. may offer a correlation on your thought process. I doubt you will tell !
5),: It would seem that 'while there are people even at Forum level,who enjoy,contrive to impede compassion and exhort simple local daily acts to high emotional levels and in doing so create unnecessary annoyance, even anger, there will be absolutely no chance for any reduction or improvement of tension or bitterness at International level '!
6 ); re your rejection of 'Trite,' - i.e. common,worn out,stale, sorry but it appears to be the right word to me !
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I think my remark has been taken out of context, having been associated with the guide dog association for many years is probably the reason that I noticed this newspaper story.
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BillR, As an apparent perfectionist I would have thought that you would spell 'advertise' correctly. Personal tragedy does not have to mean private as well, or is that one of your personal rules? Verstehen sie?
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Originally posted by Sandieh
I think my remark has been taken out of context, having been associated with the guide dog association for many years is probably the reason that I noticed this newspaper story.
I think all but one of us have sympathy for this news item Sandie.
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RMJ, Versteht! Or rather, viellecht, ein bischen! What does "personal tragedy does not have to mean private as well" mean? 'Personal' to me is private, not something to be shared with others. Not a rule, just adherence to meaning of commonly accorded words on one hand and on the other choice. What would be the point of advertizing recent attendance at the funeral of my mother-in-law after a rather long and difficult decline? Such an event I deem personal, unless it can lend itself to illustrate an aspect of morality, hope or other positive value, which as far as I see it does not. Indeed, I would think the fact of absolutely no interest to anyone else!
Finally, use of 'z' or 's' in the offending word depends on choice. I believe use of 'z' to represent the sound of the word is an Oxford conceit that spread to this side of the ocean and virtually excludes 's' from words that have the 'ize'sound as opposed to an 'ice' (ise) one. May I add that I have found those who attack spelling or grammar - unless these absolutely and outrageously contravene rules and demonstrate a certain ignorance - to be those with little substance in their postings. You may be an exception, John, but there it is.
Sandieh, my response to your initial post was flippant and based not so much on the accident itself - since accidents are always tragic - but your 'wonder' at such events. No, I did not take your remark out of context... however, others do seems to have taken mine out of context!
BillR
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