Intent is one thing. Impact is another. "I tried to put a downspin on the ping-pong ball, but had a weak grip on my paddle, so the ball floated just past the edge of the table."
"I tried to convey an idea, but used language with overtones (for some) I hadn't intended, and hence failed to communicate my message as accurately as I'd hoped" The two are sometimes closely related, but should never be confused for each other. Brian C. White wrote: > > > > BP> The X doesn't match X message is brain-damaged. ... > > > > > > I find the use of illness or injury as a derogative analogy to be > > > offensive, and most emphatically so in this context, given that the > > > > May we please keep the Political Correctness confined to other > > venues? There was (to my knowledge) no value judgements made in > > Bruce's usage of the phrase. It was merely descriptive, and hardly > > abusive to anyone. > > I agree! Taking offence where none was intended is self-destructive, > not to mention just plain stupid. > > Brian > ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.
