Hi Charles.

22-Jul-03 09:40:08, Charles Angelich wrote to Jasen Betts


 CA> 1237c4130d6c tech

 CA> Hello Jasen -

 CA> It seems, at times, that in messages where I have changed the
 CA> subject ,such as the above that you replied to, you don't notice
 CA> the change. Phil mentioned the 'mandoline' and I commented about
 CA> 'meat slicers'. That is an acceptable response during a verbal
 CA> exchange when what one person has mentioned reminds you of a
 CA> similar object.


 >  15-Jul-03 15:23:00, Charles Angelich wrote to Phil Marlowe
 >
 >  PM>> It's a kitchen gadget used for slicing. Has a fixed blade
 >  PM>> slightly raised on a smooth surface along which you slide the
 >  PM>> food item to be sliced,

[rest of description trimmed]

 > CA> Ah ... we just call them "meat slicers".

That's "changing the subject" ?

 CA> My impression is that you don't notice when I change the subject
 CA> within the discusson and that you are trying to confirm that you
 CA> have read and understand what was being said. The oddity is that
 CA> after confirming that you understand what is being discussed you
 CA> don't add any further information.

I thopught maybe you had missed the fixed blade, or maybe you had seen
a meat slicer with a fixed blade... I was tring to figure out what you were
thinking, and also letting phil know that I didn't think he had a meat
slicer.

 CA> Am I even close or am I totally wrong in what I am observing in
 CA> your replies?

sometimes I miss details in what someone wrote... sometimes I read
something that gets me curious...

 -=> Bye <=-

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