On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:04 AM, Ed Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> (I believe each of these costs 1 ruble) >> >> >> I don't think this clearly indicates an attempt to pay a ruble. > > > Why would I point out the cost of my own action without attempting > (possibly implicitly) to pay it?
Parenthetical remarks don't usually alter the meaning of things, especially (but not only) since it's unclear whether you meant "I pay 1 ruble (possibly unnecessarily) to submit a proposal" or "If necessary, I pay 1 ruble to submit a proposal". In lieu of clearly expressed intent, I interpret it as the literal "I believe these cost 1 ruble and thus fail". not trying to bug you here, just my best interpretation.
