Language "spins" to suit a point of view. (usually with the help of the media.)
Jack --- On Mon, 2/1/10, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Tom C <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: English, American version > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 8:14 AM > If it's wrong to be politically > incorrect, why is politics so screwed up? > > Tom C. > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Morris, > > The diplomacy and diplomatic language references are > completely appropriate. > > That's what this all comes down to. > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Morris Galloway > > <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> "I suggest" versus "Perhaps we could proceed...." > >> One American's analysis. > >> > >> Among general professionals in the central U.S. > >> > >> If Boris Liberman is in upper management > speaking to those in middle > >> management, then "I suggest" would have 10% more > of the Imperative. Among > >> peers it would be perceived as an option awaiting > the opportunity for other > >> options to be presented. > >> If used by middle management to upper management > it might be considered > >> brash or bold. > >> > >> Among Lawyers it would simply be considered as an > option. But then we are a > >> rather thick-skinned profession. > >> > >> Wow! Perhaps English is becoming a language > similar to Diplomatic French. > >> Zut Alors! > >> > >> Galloway. > >> > >> > >> "I suggest" might have 10% more > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
