Wolfe, Stephen S YA-02 6 MDSS/SGSI wrote: > <snip> > >> BTW, strange use of words, I would have called it a conversation. >> Do you usually try to have 'discussions'? > > dis·cus·sion (dĭ-skŭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key > n. > 1. Consideration of a subject by a group; an earnest conversation. > 2. A formal discourse on a topic; an exposition. > > What's so strange Ricardo, I don't understand the improper usage you seem to > find 'strange'. > > (from dictionary.com) >
It is not my place to lecture you on the use of your own language. For a moment I thought I had gotten into a cultural difference, in Spanish there is a definite difference between a conversation and a discussion. So I googled a little and look at what I found in this page http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-dialog.htm We are dealing with Dialogue with a capital ‘D’ here. Dialogue is set against discussion. ‘A key difference between a dialogue and an ordinary discussion is that, within the latter people usually hold relatively fixed positions and argue in favour of their views as they try to convince others to change. At best this may produce agreement or compromise, but it does not give rise to anything creative’ (Bohm and Peat 1987: 241). ‘The purpose of dialogue’, David Bohm suggests, ‘is to reveal the incoherence in our thought’. In so doing it becomes possible to discover or re-establish a ‘genuine and creative collective consciousness’. The process of dialogue is a process of ‘awakening’, it entails a free flow of meaning among all the participants: Now this is more akin the Spanish aception of the word 'discussion', and conversation would be nearer 'dialogue', it would be a 'dialogue' but less formal and without a definite agenda. I hope I've satisfied lack of understanding Stephen. If you still have doubts by all means keep asking. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
