tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post7599701585432607607..comments2023-12-11T11:36:37.489+00:00Comments on Macmillan New Writers: Robert McCrum speaks!mattfwcurran.com Web Admin http://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-5465637877637037162009-04-15T14:28:00.000+01:002009-04-15T14:28:00.000+01:00I think the tone is rather patronising. Or maybe t...I think the tone is rather patronising. Or maybe the equivalent of "we'll see" (ie "no") when spoken to a child. So I suppose that means I agree with Hagelrat (what a marvellous name! How did you come up with that?)Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-28353182035242571562009-04-14T21:46:00.000+01:002009-04-14T21:46:00.000+01:00"I'll take another look" in a note from me usually..."I'll take another look" in a note from me usually means "I'll drive past before I tell you No again". I shall be interested to see what is meant in this case.Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876050775872445521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-11457885935345545252009-04-14T16:29:00.000+01:002009-04-14T16:29:00.000+01:00Oooh: I'll be watching this space.Oooh: I'll be watching this space.Eliza Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366249915039505394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-15935889950913615532009-04-14T15:12:00.000+01:002009-04-14T15:12:00.000+01:00I'll believe in any "retraction" when I see it!
A...I'll believe in any "retraction" when I see it!<br /><br />As someone who works in a vast bureaucracy (i.e. speaks with forked tongue for a living), I would note that "I'll take another look" does not commit one to a particular outcome, or indeed any outcome at all...Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-24125870786030832912009-04-14T14:41:00.000+01:002009-04-14T14:41:00.000+01:00I take it back. Look's like he will consider his ...I take it back. Look's like he will consider his position on MNW again. I'll be curious to see what he says about it - though I'm kinda hoping that he's honest about his opinion rather than be pressured into a retraction by the paper...mattfwcurran.com Web Admin https://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642795057392908919.post-41746314153053897572009-04-14T14:37:00.000+01:002009-04-14T14:37:00.000+01:00This is interesting! We can give him a chance!This is interesting! We can give him a chance!suroopanoreply@blogger.com