Thanks to everyone so far for your thoughtful responses.
Nicolette--I completely agree that one's frame of mind has a great influence on what they write and how they interpret their own writings.
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Originally Posted by catjudo  ... regardless of the amount of consideration given beforehand, do you ever go back and read something that you've posted only to think, "Wow, I didn't mean for it to sound quite like that?" |
We all, I'm sure, have faced a time when we realized something we wrote didn't come across with our intended sentiment (regardless of how much time and consideration we gave before posting it). Maybe when faced with these times it would be valuable for the author to step up and say...you've misinterpreted what I've written but after re-reading it myself I can see how that might have happened. This is what I was really trying to say: ______.
That's not to say that no one does this. I have observed on many occasions someone coming back and taking ownership for not having explained themselves in a clear manner. But often I see tempers flair and people take issue with each other over what seems to be a simple difference in interpretation. It does relate very closely to seeing the negative vs positive but I think I'm suggesting the writer take some ownership of the problem as well, not just the reader.
I'm not really sure what I hoped to gain from this thread. I think I'm just trying to get more people to consider a different perspective. (I'm realizing many people here already do.)