Hello Bill,

Bill, at 15:51 on Mon, Jun 05 1995, you wrote to Bob Lawrence ...

BG>> anything by Burroughs, Verne, or H G Wells is eminently
BG>> readable, as they all had wonderfully prosaic styles.
BL>>                                       ^^^^^^^
BL>> ROFL!!! Either you are being very sly, or you need to look up the
BL>> meaning of "prosaic". 

BG> I was actually quite serious, and was just about to tell you to go and fuck 
BG> yourself, but decided to look it up just in case.  And bugger me, it has an 
BG> alternative meaning...

BG> Prosaic adj. 1. commonplace or dull, matter-of-fact or unimaginative.
BG>              2. having the character or spirit of prose as opposed to
BG>                 poetry, as verse or writing.

BG> In case you wondered, in its original context, mine is definition #2.

I wonder, should you have told Bob to get Fucked, would he have understood
your intention. ?  Generally speaking, with verbal expression there is
little room for misunderstanding the intent as the  tone of voice conveys
the message.  How do you express the same meaning in writing? (Forget the
smiley)

On a more serious note can you or someone explain to me the meaning of
"vicarious liability" as used in the Workplace Health and Safety
Act? I don't
want to go into great details why,  suffice to say that I am not too certain
of the correct interpretation of the meaning.  My educated guess is that since
the employer has a "Duty of Care" responsibility than should an
employee even
though negligently caused an accident involving a third party  is not
legally responsible for that accident and the employer becomes liable for
damages.  How close am I?

Regards,
           Peter.

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