I asked her a question. I legitimately wanted to hear her reasoning. It
makes no sense to me to word something in such a way that could be
interpreted as insulting on a public forum when it could be worded another
way. Especially when you feel the need to take the time to defend what
you're saying. But again, thank you for your projection.
On Friday, April 29, 2016, Skian McGuire <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I’ve noticed over the years that the people who are quickest to think an
insult has been flung are usually the ones who really can’t tell.
Skian McGuire
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Oh yes and if you can get a dig or a stab in with the defense that it
wasn't a dig nor a stab, than the double-edge sword has done its job.
But very honorable of you to come to her defense and explain this to me.
On Friday, April 29, 2016, Skian McGuire <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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“Dumb as a post” is a commonly used phrase. Think “dumbstruck.” It lends
a little color to our discourse to use such phrases, lest we fall into
doubleplusungood minspeech. Undoubtedly, once people have forgotten any
kind of language except what they hear on TV, such phrases will become
politically incorrect for no reason other than that they *sound* like bad
things we’re not supposed to say; I’d make a little list for purposes of
illustration, except I’m afraid the nannies will be all over me.
Skian McGuire
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I'm curious, Miryam...If in fact you intended no insult, why didn't you
just say "silent"?
On Friday, April 29, 2016, Miryam Ehrlich Williamson <
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Yahoo and the other signers may be too embarrassed to do this
themselves. At least three of them were at the last selectboard meeting
when I asked for an explanation of the article and they all sat there dumb
as posts (dumb means silent, folks. No insult intended here.) They didn't
even have the, um, courage, to explain themselves.
Miryam
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