babela Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Have you ever considered using the word "declined" instead of "rejected" asin so-and-so has declined your offer to partner or permission to join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilowsky Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 That's a great idea: how about a series of options?denyrefuseshunrepudiatespurndeclinepass upput downcast asideor a thumbs down emoticon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 That's a great idea: how about a series of options?denyrefuseshunrepudiatespurndeclinepass upput downcast asideor a thumbs down emoticon? I like “spurn”, and if there is a change to just one word it should definitely be to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbb483 Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 That's a great idea: how about a series of options?denyrefuseshunrepudiatespurndeclinepass upput downcast asideor a thumbs down emoticon? I see you have access to a Thesaurus. Which of those options do you think is the most polite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilowsky Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 I see you have access to a Thesaurus. Which of those options do you think is the most polite? I have a good memory. There are lots of possible words in many different languages with all kinds of nuances.People are slighted by the slightest things. Not being accepted for a Bridge game is not the same thing as having your offer of marriage rejected.An abundance of politeness is not required.Any word is fine a simple no would suffice IMO.But then it would have to be a question of Nein, nyet, non, etcI'm not being nasty I just think that at a time when there so many things to be concerned about, this one isn't one of them.On a suffering scale of 1-100, how much suffering is being caused by the problem is the metric that I apply. If it's less than 10% I have absolutely no interest.Other people may, out of an excess of empathy view matters differently. I reject that viewpoint. There's an idea, offer a variety of alternative words - how about a short essay, or a pictogram, or a lagniappe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepossum Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 A very entertaining thread. Thankyou Starting to get a bit Monty Python really I think with the state of analytics and personalised messages the insults could be more direct and highly personal You aren't good enough for our tableYou talk too muchYour conversation is not up to scratchYou are too slowYou have to be joking, we saw how you squandered that grand yesterdayOr to really freak people out. Sorry, not in that jacketEtc I must admit that when combined with the order to Sit! it can be rather hurtful when the order is actually meant for someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbb483 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 ...An abundance of politeness is not required.... On the contrary - bridge is a social game, you can get kicked out of a club for not being nice. My ignore list is full of posters who have need for politeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilowsky Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 On the contrary - bridge is a social game, you can bet kicked out of a club for not being nice. My ignore list is full of posters who have need for politeness. How about pomposity? I live in the real world where real things happen to real people. I don't tolerate rudeness in a social setting either. OTOH there is no need to force everyone to wear a top hat black tie and tails just to have a game of cards.Nobodies dying. This is not the operating theatre. Relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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