--- magical truthsaying bastard roney! <rone at ennui.org> wrote: > Let's face it: we're lazy speakers. Of course we are. If one tried to refine, simplify, and most clearly express every thought verbally, our conversations would last hours rather than the 15 minutes our boss allows us. Or, in the case of some of my acquaintences, weeks. We would then speak as we thoughtfully write (as opposed to quickly write, such as IM-speak). Being lazy, therefore, saves time at the expense of clarity, using common phrases and assumptions to communicate in an almost shorthand form of the language. ~M ===== Michelle "Black holes are where God divided by zero." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com