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RE: The Old Dog Exclaims: "That's Not What I Said at All!"

in #misunderstanding7 years ago

For important matters it is always better to put things in writing.

I prefer to leave the lawyers out of it whenever possible.

They write in a way that only they can understand!

What did you hear by the way?

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Well, I thought I preferred leaving putting things in writing out of it wherever possible. But I am now leaning towards the necessity of both in writing and reviewed by a lawyer :-)

I heard "Yammy", not "Yanny, and definitely not Laurel. So you and your son are obviously wrong :-)

However I did hear "Laurel" when the pitch was up 30% (Do you and your son go through life with your pitches up 30% ?)

LOL interstingly enough the correct answer is Laurel.

That's pretty presumptuous of you to assume that there is a "correct" answer. In my world, the "correct" answer would be what I heard. I would live my life according to what I heard, not what you say that you said. Therefore, its got to be in writing LOL

I totally agree (and that is pretty rare) 'the "correct" answer would be what I heard'. I teach business English to Chinese students and I am forever telling them that it is not what you say which ultimately matters, but what the other person hears. The message being - do not assume that the listeners understanding matches your desired message.

you think great sir

That doesn't even work- on most of my posts I get remarks that make me wonder if they even read that same post I wrote or got their comments mixed up!

I know what you mean!