On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:58:58 +0000, r0g wrote: > 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?
No. I'm not Japanese, I don't feel any social prohibition at saying No in this context. I'm also happy to start a sentence with "You're wrong", and occasionally I give in to temptation to start it with "Are you on crack?". > 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. Now I feel hurt that you're publicly rebuking me and making me feel as if I've done something wrong by trying to lighten the mood with a small joke... Nah, just kidding. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
