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Re: [RC] Issuing and Heeding warnings (was: Biting horse) - Truman PrevattOne of my favorite Ron White acts goes into what is it about NO you don't understand. Is it the "N" or the "O." "My" - that word has a pretty obvious meaning. "Horse" also doesn't rise to the level of multiple ambiguities. Mr. Webster is pretty clear with the word bite: verb "To cut, grip or tear with the teeth", :to pierce the skin with the teeth, fangs or mouthparts.""My horse bites" is very explicit. At some point it is the responsibility of the person warned to have a basic understanding of the English language and heed the warning that seems is very obvious in the statement "my horse bites." IMO the warning was sufficient - it was succinct, it was to the point and there was not ambiguity - the horse bites. Enough said. Truman Beth Walker wrote: I think this is a key point. What person A means by "my horse bites", and what person B thinks is meant by "my horse bites", can be two very different things. The person issuing the warning needs to make sure that the person receiving the warning truly understands the consequences of failure to heed that warning. -- “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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