[lbo-talk] a specimen

[snit snat]

specimen. this is what your future looks like. doesn't seem troubling, does 
it? that's what YOU think. but this is what I mean by testifying. it's also 
what i mean by how the "victim" meme spreads. it's really insidious. OK, 
maybe I"m just a total bitch and I just need to vent and get over it.


> > -----David DXXXXX wrote:-----
> > if you have negative criticism to give, it can be given
> > without the sarcasm.  In fact, sarcasm can make people hostile to
> > something you have to say that they might otherwise have respected.
>
>
>At the risk of offending non-religious people, I have to say that David's 
>last sentence is downright Biblical.
>
>   Proverbs 15 (NLT)
>   1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
>     but harsh words stir up anger.
>
>David's right because what you say can be taken completely differently 
>depending on your way of saying it. Isn't that some of what tech writing 
>is all about? How you deliver something (not just the words that you say) 
>can make people think that it's something worth reading or something to 
>ignore.
>
>You didn't know that technical writing could be Biblical, did you?  :-)
>
>Have a nice day!
>XXXXX

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