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Hello Jasen - 

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

PM>>>> slightly raised on a smooth surface along which you
PM>>>> slide the food item to be sliced, 

JB> [rest of description trimmed] 

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

JB> That's "changing the subject" ? 

Would seem so to me, yes. 

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

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

Maybe combining two messages into one makes neither 'point'
obvious? 

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

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

Nothing wrong with either of those but restating what I have
already said does not imply curiousity (to me). It's not in the
'question' format normally used by English speaking persons. 

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