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#2 (permalink) Tue Jul 15, 2008 15:58 pm Do you "over report" or "under report", or neither? |
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It seems to me that people would generally not intentionally or knowingly "under-report" or "over-report" a certain usage.
If done unknowingly, how on earth should someone be able to say whether they under-report or over-report?
If someone does happen to do this knowingly, it seems to me that your question is thus akin to asking people to tell you that they lie about their use of language.
Sheesh. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Tue Jul 15, 2008 17:22 pm Do you "over report" or "under report", or neither? |
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| It seems to me that people would generally not intentionally or knowingly "under-report" or "over-report" a certain usage. |
It seems that way to me too, but when one reflects on one's usage...
Like asking someone if they pick their nose in public really, Amy. :wink: |
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#4 (permalink) Tue Jul 15, 2008 17:33 pm Do you "over report" or "under report", or neither? |
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| Molly's edit wrote: |
| Do you (think)* you "over report", "under report", or neither? |
Do you you "under report" all of your edits? :roll: . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#5 (permalink) Tue Jul 15, 2008 17:45 pm Do you "over report" or "under report", or neither? |
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| Yankee wrote: |
| Molly's edit wrote: |
| Do you (think)* you "over report", "under report", or neither? |
Do you you "under report" all of your edits? :roll: . |
Where else should I have reported it? So, Amy, reflecting on your usage, do you (think) you "over report", "under report", or neither? |
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#6 (permalink) Tue Jul 15, 2008 17:57 pm Do you "over report" or "under report", or neither? |
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Did you understand my usage of the word "sheesh"? :roll: . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#7 (permalink) Tue Jul 15, 2008 18:05 pm Do you "over report" or "under report", or neither? |
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| Yankee wrote: |
Did you understand my usage of word "sheesh"? :roll: . |
I might if it were in a PM and not here and off-topic.
Back on-topic:
Amy, have you ever recorded your speaking voice on tape and then been surprised by the result in any way? Have you ever thought that you spoke in one way, and then been later surprised to find that your intuition wasn't exactly correct?
The thread question is in that area of questioning. Not that complicated really, and certainly not suggesting that people are being deceitful. |
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