On Fri, Sep 02, 2005 at 04:05:25PM -0400, Joe Smith wrote: <snip> > I assume that by 'preching to the choir' Wouter meant: the people you are > trying to convince already believe in what you are saying. > I suspect that Yavor interpeted this as: the people you are trying to > convince don't care. > > The first meaning is the correct meaning, however due to the strong > negative connotation of the phrase it is not uncommon to misinterpret it.
The only negative connotation I can think of is that you don't get any new converts, not something that would cross my mind initially. Do people interpret the phrase negatively otherwise? Wouter van Heyst -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
