Comments on: “Make me sound smart” http://merandawrites.com/2008/06/10/make-me-sound-smart/ curious by nature, journalist by trade Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:15:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Jaclyn http://merandawrites.com/2008/06/10/make-me-sound-smart/#comment-21569 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:38:50 +0000 http://merandawrites.com/2008/06/10/make-me-sound-smart/#comment-21569 Ha! Aw, honey, you laugh and say "Yes, sir!" and then you treat it as you would any other quote. It cracks me up when people say that. Of course they're worried about sounding stupid. I usually assure the source that everything he or she has said makes perfect sense and, again, offer to read them back their quotes if they like. It's funny — people only take me up on that occasionally. Ha! Aw, honey, you laugh and say “Yes, sir!” and then you treat it as you would any other quote. It cracks me up when people say that. Of course they’re worried about sounding stupid. I usually assure the source that everything he or she has said makes perfect sense and, again, offer to read them back their quotes if they like. It’s funny — people only take me up on that occasionally.

]]> by: Kate Martin http://merandawrites.com/2008/06/10/make-me-sound-smart/#comment-21558 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:38:15 +0000 http://merandawrites.com/2008/06/10/make-me-sound-smart/#comment-21558 I totally feel for you. I had a school board member come up to me today and say "Thanks for making me sound smarter." At first I was horrified because I thought it was one of those rare instances when you misquote people and it makes them sound better. But no, he actually said all of those things, but maybe it sounded different in his head? I totally feel for you. I had a school board member come up to me today and say “Thanks for making me sound smarter.”

At first I was horrified because I thought it was one of those rare instances when you misquote people and it makes them sound better. But no, he actually said all of those things, but maybe it sounded different in his head?

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