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AIBU?

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Original poster

Calling pedants, teachers, wordsmiths and class warriors.

469 replies

shylock · 14/03/2007 08:22

I have a question.

OP posts:
Marina · 16/03/2007 13:28

Blackandwhitecat not reading much? Oh, that is priceless.

bossykate · 16/03/2007 13:27
Wink
Soapbox · 16/03/2007 13:26

Oh it's only Anna Batters - she doesn't much care for me - I think because I am a little tenatious for her liking which of course reveals her rather superficial grasp of things.

I thought it was just me, but she has been rude to others too - blackandwhitecat got a particularly nasty backlash today - and of all people you could level it at, was accused of not reading much. Howls of laughter across MN followed

Anna8888 · 16/03/2007 13:25

soapbox - I have taken time out to bring up my children and don't want to restart until daughter is in school. However, as you so rightly point out, demand is huge, I am often approached for work and have (thank goodness) no worries about restarting when I feel like it. I know I am very, very lucky.

Marina · 16/03/2007 13:25

bk, they sound so like ours...not

bossykate · 16/03/2007 13:24

pmsl!

this is hilarious! can you imagine those lunches! hahahaha!

Soapbox · 16/03/2007 13:24

Interesting Anna - is demand dropping off for exec training much these days? Every firm I know of including my own, seems to be going down the management school route at the moment - INSEAD, Chicago, LSE etc.

batters · 16/03/2007 13:23

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Anna8888 · 16/03/2007 13:20

Well, there's generally a lot of travel involved and meetings with lots of companies (Europe wide, sometimes further afield) and I can't dictate the agenda. Two months is pretty good going. As for the rewriting, depends on the schedule of courses, which is beyond my control.

Soapbox · 16/03/2007 13:17

Gosh - you're not a fast worker then are you?

Must be the added work of making them all so racy that takes the time

Molesworth · 16/03/2007 13:17

"Nothing should be taboo"

Interesting

Ellbell · 16/03/2007 13:17

Ooh, blimey, Soapy... That reminds me... I've been reading this, and I haven't had lunch yet. Bye all... off for a lard sarnie and chips!

Anna8888 · 16/03/2007 13:16

political correctness and beauty.

I argue that nothing should be taboo.

Other posters think that it is not good manners not to have taboos.

Soapbox · 16/03/2007 13:16

Tamum

Anna - I just wish I could say the same for you as it would be so poetic - sadly though you have me rolling around with laughter with many of your posts

Ellbell · 16/03/2007 13:16

What if the fat, ugly one was better-qualified, Xenia? I've beaten many a skinny-minny in competitions for a job!

Anna8888 · 16/03/2007 13:15

Writing a case = two months work up front, plus two or three months of rewriting after going live

Absolutely nothing to do with having a conversation with a friend or loved one...

Soapbox · 16/03/2007 13:15

'do you speak in rehearsed formulae soapbox? or do you react spontaneously to the person in front of you?'

Now you have completely lost me - oops must have been that bowl of soup I've just eaten - clearly driven me to insanity

Tamum · 16/03/2007 13:14

God, she'll be gutted.

Molesworth · 16/03/2007 13:14

Anna, I have forgotten what your argument is now. Can you explain what this has to do with political correctness again?

Anna8888 · 16/03/2007 13:13

soapbox has never made me laugh. Lots of other posters have though.

Soapbox · 16/03/2007 13:13

Cheer for Batters

Why thank you Tamum - I've had to keep tight hold of it since joining this thread

Come on ANna, I'm waiting for your conversation. You are the case study writer extrodinaire - surely you can rattle one off in a milli second

Anna8888 · 16/03/2007 13:13

do you speak in rehearsed formulae soapbox? or do you react spontaneously to the person in front of you?

Judy1234 · 16/03/2007 13:10

mumbelchum, I heard an interesting programme on the radio about it and there are studies done. That many people at school are in an atmosphere of intimidation all the time, particularly boys. That is borne out in the book by a US lesbian who disguised herself as a man for a long period. The programme said that as that culture of street, violence etc moves into everyday speech and life you kind of import the violence into yoru life too and it struck home with me.

Smiling at someone, putting out a hand and saying how do you do as most people I meet would say establishes a gentle rapport. Punching them on the arm and saying - "how are you doing mate" is in effect saying subtlely what I am about is violence and also it's an assumed familiarity without soeone actually being that person's friend. I think we should nip it in the bud.

Tamum · 16/03/2007 13:10

"she could see that he'd put on several kilos"

That's impressive, she's obviously got X rays eyes to go with her sensitivity and tact.

Soapbox · 16/03/2007 13:10

'The point being that here people talk about those things really easily - if you are at a restaurant, people order off the menu and make a comment about whether they've been eating a lot recently etc.'

Really Anna - we do that here too

But that isn't quite what you were saying is it and you seem to have rather ducked the question.

However, since that is your modus operandi, I won't stoop so low as to even feign surprise.

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