Quoting ian glendinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > But, I would not accept your conclusion though. The caveat / > contingency "I could be wrong" is a given in absolutely every human > statement (even this one) - once you're actually having a conversation > - it is (almost) a waste of breath to keep saying it. I'd say what > really matters is the basis on which you believe what you do believe - > it's a given that all belief is contingent. "I could be wrong" is not > a result or an outcome, but a premise. I prefer a forward looking > "conversation" from where it has got to, not from where it started. > (Yes, I am that Irishman).
A lot of "social lubrication" is just a waste of breath if you look at it logically, like "Nice to see you," and " Have a nice day." I don't think we need to say "I could be wrong" after every assertion. But, in the interests of keeping the conversation going, if wouldn't hurt to say it once in awhile, like maybe once in every dozen or so posts. (Having said that I feel like my mother-in- law who would say from time to time, "It wouldn't hurt to call once in awhile.") But, I get your point. Regards, Platt ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
