In a message dated 9/7/2001 1:16:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sopran@a...
writes:
<< I'm not saying that there was, it just seemed that some people have
interpreted it that way. >>
judy,
unless i know how someone is going to interpret or, misinterpret
something i say, how can i dissuade them in advance? frankly, i thought it
was painfully obvious what i meant and didn't see any need for further
explaination. i certainly didn't anticipate the comment generating so much
discussion. additionally, emoticons, to me, are like censorship viruses.
you make the comment and the emoticon delutes it.
for those of you who are ready to shoot us for going on like this, apply
the principle of emoticons to any form of self expression and any subtlety is
toast. symbols become signs. the distinction between a sign and a symbol
is that the symbol presents the possibility of being gloriously
misinterpreted. have you ever seen a performance where a gesture sent you
off on a tangent of musings? was that gesture planned? did the performer
even know she did it (i'm thinking of one i once saw stratas make)? does it
really mean 'that' or, did i just imagine it?
mike
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