On Mon, 21 Apr 1997, Richard Lawson wrote:
: Adjustments
:
: Magic: Aftermath
:
: by Richard Lawson
: Nouma frowned. "That's a fairly blanket statement. This isn't a
: game of power; neither one of us has sole responsibility for
: making decisions. If our life is going to be as adventurous as I
: think it is, then sometimes you will need to think and act
: quickly, make decisions that affect us both. All I'm asking for
: is a little judgement on your part. And... when I say 'no', I
: mean 'no'. You can try to talk me into 'yes', but please don't
: force the issue."
Much better. BTW, I think I know what irked me about this: it"s
the "sometimes". It kinda sounds like thinking for herself would
be the exception, while following orders would be the rule.
Perhaps this would better reflect what you really mean to say if
Nouma said "sometimes either of us" or "sometimes you or I", as
well as adding "as I will try to do" at the end of the next
sentence. Just to kinda emphasize th emutuality of this.
Sebastian