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Originally Posted by OICURMT
I honestly do not think that "abridging" a post in anyway diminishes your position, but rather focuses the reader on the most important aspects of your argument... I feel that quoting an entire post "veils" your arguement.
We have a saying in the USA... "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullsh!t..."
OIC!
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Put it this way, if I'm replying to someone's post as a bypasser and I am only interested in one aspect of it, I'll abridge.
But if I abridge out something that has been put to me in a post, it can be taken as meaning I no longer want to talk about it, address it or acknowledge it - I dismiss it - probably because my position is untenable, and I don't want to acknowledge it.
I won't be doing that.
Regards,
Renato