John Royer wrote:
> "Aggy"  wrote in message
> news:mEAWd.229$zb1.173{at}newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>> Doug Anderson wrote:
>>> dg411{at}FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Andre Lieven) writes:
>>>
>>>> Doug Anderson (ethelthelogremovethis{at}yahoo.com) writes:
>>>>> dg411{at}FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Andre Lieven) writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Doug Anderson (ethelthelogremovethis{at}yahoo.com) evades and
>>>>>> ad homs:
>>>>>
>>>>> (snip rest of ravings)
>>>>
>>>> Translation: " As I could not refute what he wrote, I
made it go
>>>> away, so that my failure to refute would be less noticable. "
>>>
>>> You haven't presented any arguments, so there is really nothing to
>>> refute.
>>
>> He never does, dear.
>>
>> Aggy
>
> This is my first intentional foray into this forum. I see that I did
> inadvertantly post to this forum, I cannot change that.
>
> Aggy,
>
> If I were to object to the use of the term "Dear" in you replies to
> me, would you honor that? I know for a fact that many women find the
> use of that term extremely derogatory if a man uses it when
> addressing a woman and yet somewhere in this thread you indicate you
> use it with regularity. In this thread it is being used to address
> others in MOSTLY a derogatory sense. At least that is my sense of it
> when I see your replies. Others have objected as well.
> How about it?

Why would you want that, John? As I said previously I use the word more out
of habit than anything else and no one in my life has ever objected. It's a
term of endearment I picked up from mother who called all her children,
'dear' as well as everyone else. I could promise you I won't call you it
anymore but I can't guarantee I will keep it because I will forget who I
made the promise too besides if it upsets the many trolls that wave their
clubs on this newsgroup then that is a bonus. All I can promise is to try
and not use it to agreeable posters like yourself, but even then one or two
may slip through. Ok then, when I speak to you I will try to remember to
call you by, 'John' rather than 'dear'. Is that any good to you?

Aggy




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