[88349] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: If I were you...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fiat Knox)
Fri Nov 19 03:47:06 2010
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:31:42 +0000 (GMT)
From: Fiat Knox <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <99522B54-AAE9-4241-9052-5E48BD29714C@gmail.com>
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
That /is/ the intent of "If I were you ..." - it imparts an opinion essentially disparaging the other person's choice.
Take a step back and think about what you're trying to say with the original "If I were you ..." sentence. Any way you put it, however direct or evasive, it's a challenge. You're voicing your opinion, and it is at the expense of the other warrior.
I'd expect the next thing out of the other Klingon's mouth, if he had a shred of honour, to be "I chose /this/ weapon, and so I will use it!" or some such.
And the best way to phrase "If I were you ..." would be not to say it at all.
