tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post4757520776829680888..comments2023-04-04T04:06:41.971-04:00Comments on Respondeo dicendum: Just in casebrendonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074867504254411465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post-15807939211147166592008-09-11T20:56:00.000-04:002008-09-11T20:56:00.000-04:00I meant the repeated expressions at misunderstandi...<I>I meant the repeated expressions at misunderstanding my comments at W4.</I><BR/><BR/>I really did misunderstand. A lot of that is a matter of tone, which I am usually pretty good at correctly reading into comments. But today I misread the tone of your comments and thus misunderstood them. I really was just having an "off" day. I meant my apologies with sincerity, since I had misunderstood you.brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074867504254411465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post-70356256988823614372008-09-11T20:32:00.000-04:002008-09-11T20:32:00.000-04:00Brendon,I meant the repeated expressions at misund...Brendon,<BR/><BR/>I meant the repeated expressions at misunderstanding my comments at W4.<BR/><BR/>"I appear to be having an "off" day. I'm usually better at picking up such things. I apologize to you again for misunderstanding you comments."<BR/><BR/>If you truly meant them (as opposed to being sarcastic yourself in your comments here), my sincerest apologies.<BR/><BR/>While I'm not the best in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post-73419320072666971482008-09-11T19:16:00.000-04:002008-09-11T19:16:00.000-04:00No need to engage in further needless mockery.Huh?...<I>No need to engage in further needless mockery.</I><BR/><BR/>Huh?<BR/><BR/>This is the comment I actually posted on the Washington Post's site. I thought that would be clear. I'll edit the post to make sure.<BR/><BR/>I expanded it from my first comment at W3tW. And I used the latter half of it as a further illustration when I thought someone (you?) was playing Devil's advocate for Prof. brendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074867504254411465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10328789.post-40445024573894824952008-09-11T18:37:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:37:00.000-04:00Brendon,No need to engage in further needless mock...Brendon,<BR/><BR/>No need to engage in further needless mockery.<BR/><BR/>Would you kindly inform me where my attempt at irony at W4 went wrong, constructively speaking?<BR/><BR/>It appears I may have made an egregious error(s) in its construction that may have inevitably led to such derision.<BR/><BR/>Unless, of course, that is too demanding of Christian charity.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>wonmug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com