Listening to Tony Blair enumerate his points this morning he started with

"First, I'd like two say..."

moved on to

"Two, it's important that..."

and finished up with

"Thirdly, I want to...".

Am I the only person that this annoys? If he'd gone on to another point and started

"D, the fact of the matter..."

I think I'd have thrown something at the TV in sheer frustration.

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Bob, it sounds to me as if his background is in education. That is exactly how educators think. I agree with you that it can be quite annoying!

I have also heard it like:
A. he doesn't have a girlfriend
B. he is really very handsome
C. he is one of the nicest guys I have ever met, so
D. would you like a blind date with him?

Nothing like taking a multiple choice test during a conversation!

Kalleh,

I suspect that Bob's annoyance was as much as anything with Blair's system of numbering which went:

First
Two
Thirdly

and may then might possibly have continued:

D
next
vi

and so on.

I agree, though, that the "multiple choice" system of interrogation can be annoying as well. This is a technique that's taught to high-pressure salespeople on the basis that, if you keep getting your prospect to say "yes" to easy and non-threatening questions, then he or she will maybe say "yes" to the question that asks for the sale.

Richard English

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Originally posted by Kalleh:
I have also heard it like:
A. he doesn't have a girlfriend
B. he is really very handsome
C. he is one of the nicest guys I have ever met, so
D. would you like a blind date with him?

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You're taking a bit of a chance here, K. I'm pretty sure that Shufitz visits this board on a fairly regular basis.

Remember: "An ounce of descretion is worth a pound of getting your ass kicked later."

"descretion"????

CJ, I recommend men for blind dates all the time. Check the greatboyfriends.com site if you don't believe me. Why would that annoy Shufitz? If anything, it is a compliment because I am recommending marriage to single men.

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Originally posted by Kalleh:
I recommend men for blind dates all the time. ...it is a compliment because I am recommending marriage to single men.

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Do these men know that when you recommend them for a blind date you expect them to get married?

Tinman

Yes, Tinman. Just call me wordcrafter's matchmaker. (do I feel a double dactly coming on????)