> I suspect that jerry had a problem with the use of "dummy", which is > generally considered an insult when directed at a person. I.e. "You're > being a dummy." is an insult. > > Since your use of the term was associated with the task and not the > individual, the whole thing enters a grey area of interpretation. Some > might consider the sentence an insult, others might simply consider > the use of "dummy task" as another way to say "beginner task" or > "basic task".
Hhmmm... I see. Of course I'm referring to the task in this way, not the person. > In any event, it's my experience that if you spend time on the Internet, > you will eventually end up offending someone. Just apologize for any > misunderstanding and move on. I apologize for any misunderstanding. Thank you for your time, Bill. Regards Alberto Mijares _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
