Re: "warm" discussions
- To: c*@fix.net, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: "warm" discussions
- From: K* H* <k*@quack.kfu.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:14:08 -0800
At 05:01 PM 2/18/99 -0800, Charles Dills wrote:
> I'm a member of another list that was almost destroyed by comments
>with an "edge".
>...Let's live with [cross cultural misunderstandings]
>and when the need arises, explain with a desire to inform, not to correct
>or chastise. Please. ---Chas---
Whole-hearted agreement here. There is something about the e-mail medium
which brings many participants' irritability. It's hard to explain. I've
seen it over and again. And, since w are an international list we should
probably avoid any sort of slang, colloquialisms and local jargon- just
stick to
plain old dictionary English. Now whose dictionary?
Karl Hoover
Amateur Peasant
San Jose California
