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[neoteny]

im sure the question RMJ brought up again was just a rhetorical one

[RMJ]

Originally Posted by HibyPrime

I just know you had an urge to ask the same question again at the end of that post..

No, it is generous wondering. Why would you want to mess with the song which is perfectly good ? And the cat is important for it. So why to remove it ?

[HibyPrime]

Originally Posted by RMJ

No, it is generous wondering. Why would you want to mess with the song which is perfectly good ? And the cat is important for it. So why to remove it ?

Nice.

(I assume you meant "genuine wondering"?)

[RMJ]

Yea, I did mean. But fingers rarely types what, I think.

And you didn't answer the question.

[Zack -Alizee Lover-]

I agree with u RMJ this song is just perfect
You shouldn't mess it up!

[HibyPrime]

Originally Posted by RMJ

Yea, I did mean. But fingers rarely types what, I think.

And you didn't answer the question.

Which question was that again? I seem to have forgotten..

[Zack -Alizee Lover-]

that question was why removing the cat sound or what i think it was

[RMJ]

Yea, Zack got that right. Or half of it actually. So, it should be visible for you too if you read the earlier messages.

[DJ_Greg]

Originally Posted by RMJ

It's not the same question. It's much more specific.

So, the answer is wrong.

Unbelievable. If you think you know the answer, why bother asking the question? Some people here don't like the cat sound effect in that song, and you asked why. So I told you. If you don't like the answer, that doesn't make it wrong, it just means you like the sound effect that others do not.

And your "second" question isn't really any more specific, it's just framed using more words. "Since the cat plays [a] significant role in the song" doesn't add specificity, it simply adds your bias to the same question. That's called a leading question, while your first version was more neutral. Leading questions are great for television pundits, who just want an expected answer. If you were genuinely interested in why someone wouldn't want that sound effect in the song, your first version was worded better.

And you have an answer (and not from just me), whether it's the one you wanted or not.


This concludes Questionnaire Writing 101. QW 102 will explore the virtues of bringing something inconspicuous to sit on when administering surveys in someone's home...

[CFHollister]

Thanks DJ_Greg, that was a very thorough response, which I found very entertaining. I've been spending half the day off and on trying to figure out how to explain the same thing.