"And" is such a better word than "but"

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mindless1

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Accusatory and judgemental is good, if it's fair, unless you're some kind of masochist that wants to suffer to not hurt others lil feelings. Just don't be an ass, realize when someone has done their fair share and don't hold them to higher standards than you want held to you.

If someone can't handle the idea that they have room for improvement, they're what's called a boat anchor or monkey on your back.

This whole nonsense about being as politically correct as possible, reads to me like the strategy of a slacker who doesn't want to make others stop and think because they aren't pulling their own weight.

If you're pulling your own weight you don't have to waste your time pretending that special ways of phrasing things will help you get away with not doing so.
 
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bradly1101

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My mom did this back in the day. I saw the rehearsals and performance. It changed me musically and inspirationaly. Theology aside, Resurrection (Mahler's 2nd) means something. I heard with new ears which led to so much wonderful stuff coming into view. More open-mindedness, an incredible gift. Possibilities I never would have imagined. Gustav, your message got through, loud (and incredibly soft) and clear. Mom would be the one with the higher voice.


The first five movements are incredible too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._2_(Mahler)

Ten French horns! That was my instrument from when mom said, "Listen to this and tell me which one you like." It was Das Rheingold, the horns seemed heroic and I was decidedly not. Musical protection? For some reason it had the opposite effect.

BTW: If my mom ever heard me say these things, she'd give me a serious look, and transform it into mirth. She'd gone several times to the Silver Fox (all age guys) with me to sing Karaoke. She was the only one to get standing o's every time. Her rendition of The Rose.
 
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Zanovar

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Nosnsense.stretching is the new god.5% lippy i would piss on you.my balls ache.:p
 

Muse

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Guess so.

The words that bug me lately are:

anyway
little
bit

I hear them way too much, is my thinking.
 

bradly1101

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don't hold them to higher standards than you want held to you.
Can they go lower?
This whole nonsense about being as politically correct as possible, reads to me like the strategy of a slacker who doesn't want to make others stop and think because they aren't pulling their own weight.
If you would permit me to pick your brain: "as possible" implies there are different levels of PC, different levels of empathy. Like "black" instead of African american? Native Americans are above us? Below? Muslims just want to get by. We can see plights, we've all been there. PC vs. shunning. We're all the same.

Echelons of intolerance? Is it possible to have too much empathy?

If you're pulling your own weight you don't have to waste your time pretending that special ways of phrasing things will help you get away with not doing so.
Phrasing is all we've got. Words are the window into our hopefully open minds. Lightening the load for someone, handing them a crampon for the ice ahead, is bad? Only for the strong, the ones who can rise on their own? If minds can't change we've lost hope of advancement. The source of PC is empathy. Identifying with another's struggle with racism, immigration, religious intolerance, hate,... is natural. We all know hate. Isn't one of America's magnanimous qualities empathy? But only limited amounts? Correctness only for some?
 

glenn1

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Is this OP attempt to change “butterface” with “andherface” the way “full figured” euphemism replaced fat?