Dear Reader,
I'm convinced the most important part of a sentence comes after the word "but."
But--usually by then I've already stopped listening. I get excited and start celebrating too early, because everything leading up to the word "but" sounded like just what I wanted to hear.
"I think you're talented...but you aren't getting the job."
"I love you...but I don't want to marry you."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings...but you started it."
See what I mean? What someone really wanted to tell you, but they chickened out at the last minute, it's hanging out behind the "but." It's the coward's way out.
But there are other ways of looking at it. My friend suggested that perhaps saying what you really mean after the word "but," isn't the coward's way out, it's merely "softening the blow."
And she could be right...BUT...I don't think so.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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