On Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:55:29 +0100, Mauro Condarelli <mc5...@mclink.it> wrote:
> Il 21/11/2015 14:40, John Hasler ha scritto: > > Renaud writes: > >> No, because you are still trying to impose your own values on others. > > There is no attempt to impose anything. "You should do that" does not > > mean "You must do that or I will punish you". Do you find "You should > > recycle" offensive? How about "You should not injure others?" > ... not to mention he is the only one, here, who *consistently insists* to > have others to change *their* behavior. > > The original comment boils down to a semantic: "IMHO it's wrong > to..." (reread the original post, please), while the other side semantic > content is: "You *must not* use the word 'should', otherwise..." (implying > failure to comply means offender is ready to eat babies... or something > worse). > > Who's the "Taliban"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban > Almost invariably whoever makes such a fuss about words is really after > something else (as all lawyers know very well). > > Regards > Mauro >
