Re: Authorities



"Richard" <riplin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> nobody reading that post would believe that
>> when you said "this is stupid",
>
> Maybe, but some would think that what was said was: "You are stupid
> (for having said/done this)".
>
Yes, I can see that.

But would a reasonable person continue to believe that, long after it was
clarified that no such implication was intended?
(Smart people sometimes do stupid things, etc...)

Pete.



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