Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:39:08 +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > >> r0g <aioe....@technicalbloke.com> writes: >> >>> Of course I'm now guilty of pedantry too :/ I might have let it slip >>> had you not started your reply with the word "No", that just p***** me >>> off. >> Well, if being told “no” is going to piss you off, I think you're in for >> a rough time. > > Oh, you're in trouble now! If you think he gets upset at being told no, > you should see how upset he gets at being told he's in for a rough time!!! > > *wink* > > >
NO! It's a rude way to start a sentence don't you think? Just because you're correcting someone doesn't mean you have to be combative and try and make them feel small. Unless they've adopted a hostile or wilfully ignorant tone there's no reason to be so brusqe with people. You can be both nice AND terse you know. I can't imagine why I expect good manners on usenet though, AFAICT it's never been like that (well not since I got on it anyway). Roger. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
