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Originally posted by patentparanyc
No the harsh way you initially worded it left room for doubt. it was a damning missive not softened by any sort of throw her a bone type softening type language that is generally couched as tact. You are a wordsmith. Even if your brash on line persona is known for not pulling any punches you could have softened the blow and you chose not to.
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1. I've never been accused of being a wordsmith. It's an unfair and unkind thing to say and I want you to take it back.
2. I told you I would be straightforward. In this case, "throwing you a bone" would mean I wasn't being truthful. I said exactly what I thought in the most straightforward way. If you are upset because I didn't say that someone could find you attractive, I can't be sorry for that. Straightforward means straightforward. Ask a wordsmith.
3. You have basically said you would have posted exactly what I said, except you would have thrown in something that wasn't true. There was no blow to soften. I didn't say you were ugly. I said you were not pretty. If you have been walking around thinking you're pretty, then, I can see how your feelings got hurt. But I didn't embellish. Like I said, I was straightforward.
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