Anybody got any emotions?

I have started another thread with the same post - so if you are reacting, have a look there!

what is pendants corner

Do you mean Pedants' Corner, CHEELU? Or have we got a new jewellery thread I was not aware of?

A very good friend of mine is a Doctor in London and I asked him once, how do you keep your emotions hidden when you have to tell a family bad news, he said that he packages them up inside and saves them til later and when later comes he has had a chance to calm down. He said that a fellow Doctor once told him that if he were to break down and cry along with his patience he would be of no use to them and only add to their misery.

I do happen to agree with that, I know when I am feeling a bit down I would prefer a kick rather than pity, but we are all different and need different things.

Gracemum there is actually a book called Emotional Intelligence that I am presently reading. It explains that in Business it is very important to use Emotional Intelligence, it really is an interesting read.

gracenan Sorry did not realise that you would not understand the question

Pedants corner is a thread for people who are particular about English usage!

Sometimes excessively so!

Thanks jeni, to do with Grammar then?

Basically yes. A profound knowledge of Fowlers English usage is a necessary adjunct to joining

It's somewhere to send them cheelu when they start picking holes in other people's typing

Well done JessM correct use of apostrophe!

Wey thenk you may dear.

Best place for some of them too!!

In another recent post. I had to resort to looking up the word embarrassed to check which were double consonants. I so don't get; (go for me on that expression, pedants!) double consonants.

I would not want the shame of having my name mentioned on a pedants corner thread.

People don't actually get sent there. They actually choose to go there...

Hmm, should have previewed that post. One too many 'actuallys' I think!

Joke ana as in

Er, yes, I realised that, Jess. Mine was supposed to be, too.

I believe that actual comments are far more important than if someone has used the correct Grammer or not...... I don't think being able to spell correctly makes you a better individual. My Father was the kindest nicest person you could ever wish to meet and he was illiterate, what nonsense to think that Grammer maketh the Man or Women.

Oops I think that misfired. Sorry CEELU wasn't meaning to be rude. just seemed so funny in the context So now I will take myself off to pedants' corner
(Was the comment to gracenanactually meant for me, or am I replying to somebody else's question?)

To go back to your comment CEELU, No, I don't think correct grammar, vocabulary or spelling make anybody a better person, but like any other skill, whether driving or cooking, I see nothing wrong with trying to get it right. Accurate communication can also depend on the use of the right word or (sharp intake of breath)even the correct use of comma. One real-life and tragic example of the former was the victimisation a few years ago of a paediatrician in her home, because some people did not know the difference between paediatrician and paedophile. While at a more frivolous level we all know the "joke" about "Let's eat grandma" and "Let's eat, Grandma".

Personally...I`d go for lust Grana

Dear gracemum you pull me up on my Grammer then spell my username wrong!!!! I dont like were these conversations are heading because its looking alot like a playground to me, so I will gracefully pull out.. and I think we should agree to dis agree..

Cheelu, I'm as pedantic as they come and was the kind of kid who actually enjoyed grammar and spelling. It won't come as a surprise to you that I ended up as an English teacher. However, I also know that other people have different talents and I know that you have made some very profound and valuable comments on other threads and that you are just as much part of G'net as any of us pedants.

Cheelu, I do hope you don't mean you're leaving Gransnet completely.
I'm sure gracesmum didn't mean to be deliberately unkind, but it may have come across that way. You don't need an English degree (or any other!) to be a valuable member of Gransnet.