German, you are right... Now I see, what is the prob;lem here :> To everybody: a didn't want to be sarcastic or "too smart"... It is just my english (only 3 months of practice), so sorry guys
Communication in my native language is a bit different like in english, but I am working hard on it Tomas Tudja 136 Church Road N17 8AJ London, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hysteria.sk/catcher -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of German Guillot Sent: 05 August 2004 10:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: [newbie] tools for partitioning and formatting hard drive(diatribe alert) > To the rest of the list members; my humble apology for the diatribe. > > To Thomas Tudja; if I want your opinion I'll damned well give it to > you first. > > You'd probably still screw it up though. > > Regards; > Charlie > Let the "zings" begin. I _know_ I'm making a mistake by butting in here, but I reckon one should give Tomas the benefit of the doubt. I have a feeling he's not a native speaker of English (am I right, Tomas?), and for us forriners it can be very difficult to judge the tone of a written text. Very difficult both to understand flippancy, irony and sarcasm, and to transmit any of those. I don't think he was being an arrogant smartass. I think he was trying to share his tricks and his way of thinking, however uncalled for some of it may have been, and just didn't find the right tone. I don't have the feeling he was trying to put anyone down. Maybe I'm too trusting, it could well be. It wouldn't be the first time I'm shown up for a sucker. Aw man, I have a feeling I'm asking for it, butting in where no one called me. But I've suffered communication problems myself, and still do, and I felt it was right to put in a word of caution. Misunderstandings are such a drain on all our energies, and for naught. Germán.
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