| Author | Message | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1647 Registered: 9-2010 |
I find that in general, when I interact with a certain category of people, they treat me far better when I initiate contact through written means such as email than when I call them on the phone. Who is this group and why would they do that? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1210 Registered: 7-2010 |
Are they people that you know personally? Service providers that you're a costumer of? Civil service? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1283 Registered: 1-2011 |
Do these people share a common physical feature? Profession? Hobby? Views? Religion? Do they treat you better generally? Is there a one particular way of treating you better? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1650 Registered: 9-2010 |
Are they people that you know personally? Probably not Service providers that you're a costumer of? Not really Civil service? Not really Do these people share a common physical feature? Profession? Hobby? Views? Yes, no or irr to rest Religion? Do they treat you better generally? this Is there a one particular way of treating you better? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1651 Registered: 9-2010 |
Are they people that you know personally? Probably not Service providers that you're a costumer of? Not really Civil service? Not really Do these people share a common physical feature? Profession? Hobby? Views? Yes, no or irr to rest Religion? Do they treat you better generally? this Is there a one particular way of treating you better? | ||
| Tardigradeparty (Tardigradeparty)
New member Username: Tardigradeparty Post Number: 134 Registered: 9-2011 |
Do they treat you better because of something about you? About them? Both? Neither? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2569 Registered: 2-2011 |
are they Jewish? are they hard of hearing? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1654 Registered: 9-2010 |
Do they treat you better because of something about you? Yope About them? Noish/No Both? See above Neither? See above are they Jewish? Irr/No are they hard of hearing? Assume No | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3846 Registered: 1-2007 |
Do they wish to remain anonymous so prefer mail rather than speaking to you over the phone? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2608 Registered: 2-2011 |
are they native English speakers? do you have a speech impediment? is there a reason why they might have difficulty understanding you? or you them? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 360 Registered: 7-2006 |
Are you inadvertently revealing something about yourself when you speak on the phone, that you don't reveal when you email? If so, is this some trait that is special only for you? For a small group of people? A large group? A considerable percentage of the Earth's population? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1660 Registered: 9-2010 |
Do they wish to remain anonymous so prefer mail rather than speaking to you over the phone? No are they native English speakers? Assume yes do you have a speech impediment? irr, assume no is there a reason why they might have difficulty understanding you? or you them? irr, assume no Are you inadvertently revealing something about yourself when you speak on the phone, that you don't reveal when you email? yes If so, is this some trait that is special only for you? For a small group of people? probably this, DOYD of "small" and "large". But it would definitely be a small group of people for whom it actually matters. A large group? A considerable percentage of the Earth's population? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16316 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is your accent relevant? Your age? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2694 Registered: 2-2011 |
do these people have some sort of prejudice? do you find it easier to express yourself in writing than on the phone? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1662 Registered: 9-2010 |
Is your accent relevant? No. Your age? Not really. Only in that I'm an adult. do these people have some sort of prejudice? not intentionally, but probably they do for svv of "prejudice" do you find it easier to express yourself in writing than on the phone? irr (but yes) | ||
| Amu (Amu)
New member Username: Amu Post Number: 120 Registered: 2-2010 |
Do you sound less confident when you speak than in writing? Is the sound of your voice relevant? (like sounding younger than your age or similar) | ||
| Blue (Blue)
New member Username: Blue Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2012 |
are you using personal email? corporate email? personal phone? office phone? are you asking them for some service? at home? at office? do they provide any service to your office? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1670 Registered: 9-2010 |
Do you sound less confident when you speak than in writing? Is the sound of your voice relevant? (like sounding younger than your age or similar) irr to all are you using personal email? corporate email? personal phone? office phone? are you asking them for some service? at home? at office? do they provide any service to your office? irr to all | ||
| Blue (Blue)
New member Username: Blue Post Number: 7 Registered: 1-2012 |
is the frequency of interaction relevant? is it daily? weekly? monthly? is the duration of interaction relevant? is it in minutes? hours ? days? the group consists of co-workers of a company? the purpose of interaction is to share knowledge? share information? get service? provide service? | ||
| Blue (Blue)
New member Username: Blue Post Number: 8 Registered: 1-2012 |
are you revealing your identity in phone? in email? is the purpose of interaction to complain about something? to report something? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1672 Registered: 9-2010 |
is the frequency of interaction relevant? is it daily? weekly? monthly? is the duration of interaction relevant? is it in minutes? hours ? days? irr the group consists of co-workers of a company? No/noish the purpose of interaction is to share knowledge? Sometimes. Not too relevant thoughh share information? get service? provide service? Could be anyy of these are you revealing your identity in phone? in email? Yes, explore. is the purpose of interaction to complain about something? to report something? irr, but probably not reporting anything. | ||
| Blue (Blue)
New member Username: Blue Post Number: 16 Registered: 1-2012 |
some information about you gets revealed OVER PHONE- location? name? social status? intellectual status? knowledge areas?amount of knowledge? financial status? something else? or nothing? some information about you gets revealed IN EMAIL- location? name? social status? intellectual status? knowledge areas?amount of knowledge? financial status? something else? or nothing? | ||
| Blue (Blue)
New member Username: Blue Post Number: 17 Registered: 1-2012 |
some information about you gets revealed OVER PHONE- location? name? social status? intellectual status? knowledge areas?amount of knowledge? financial status? something else? or nothing? some information about you gets revealed IN EMAIL- location? name? social status? intellectual status? knowledge areas?amount of knowledge? financial status? something else? or nothing? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1677 Registered: 9-2010 |
some information about you gets revealed OVER PHONE- location? name? this.... social status? intellectual status? knowledge areas?amount of knowledge? financial status? something else? or nothing? some information about you gets revealed IN EMAIL- location? name? this social status? intellectual status? knowledge areas?amount of knowledge? financial status? something else? or nothing? Now explore what I've just told you. Also, as a hint, once you ask a couple pertinent questions on another puzzle of mine, this will become much easier. | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 979 Registered: 6-2003 |
Are you using your first name? middle name? last name? when you call these people by phone? Are you using your first name? middle name? last name? when you are writing a mail? Do you think these people misunderstand something in your name when you call them by phone? Does your name often get pronounced wrongly? Does it sound similar to something different? to someone else's name? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1699 Registered: 9-2010 |
Are you using your first name? Yes middle name? irr, assume no last name? yes when you call these people by phone? Are you using your first name? middle name? last name? when you are writing a mail? same as by phone.... Do you think these people misunderstand something in your name when you call them by phone? No, but.... Does your name often get pronounced wrongly? Yes! Does it sound similar to something different? nothing of relevance to someone else's name? no, but.... | ||
| Verdant (Verdant)
New member Username: Verdant Post Number: 2 Registered: 2-2012 |
I'm relatively certain I know. | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1710 Registered: 9-2010 |
I'm relatively certain I know. E-mail me, please. My email is on my profile. I don't want to post it here, and I'm guessing you know why :-) | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1718 Registered: 9-2010 |
Via email from Verdant.... Your name is listed as Gregory Koch, right? Yes Koch is a name many differ on pronounciation. Yes, this is relevant The correct German pronounciation, often avoided by prudents, is "kɔx" ("Kok.") Which sounds like another word for a rooster, or something roosters have (as opposed to hens...) This is not how I pronounce my name, nor is this specific pronunciation relevant. I pronounce my name "Kotch" (rhymes with "splotch" and this is somewhat relevant. There is also another relevant pronunciation. While it is not relevant how I pronounce my last name, it is relevant that I don't pronounce it that way. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5358 Registered: 9-2010 |
is it relevant that we call you Mr. Coke on occasion? =) Koch/Coke Ln. here in San Jose relevant? Coke-it-is? (not that I even remember what that was about, I just remember it sounds funny) Coca-Cola? Atlanta? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1723 Registered: 9-2010 |
is it relevant that we call you Mr. Coke on occasion? =) Not specifically, no... But the "Coke" pronunciation is indeed relevant. Koch/Coke Ln. here in San Jose relevant? I don't believe so.... Coke-it-is? (not that I even remember what that was about, I just remember it sounds funny) It was about someone who changed his name to "Coke-it-is" because he was mad that people pronounced his name "Kotch" and then Coca-Cola sued him. And no, it's not relevant Coca-Cola? Atlanta? No | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1015 Registered: 6-2003 |
Would the people you find easier to interact with in written form immediately understand your surname as of German origin? do these people have a German background? and would recognize you as one of "them"? Relevant that, if you introduce yourself in writing, easily get around the question of how to pronounce your name? Are you often asked how to spell your name (when you say it on the phone)? Would the relevant people find it strange to pronounce your name the way you do? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 788 Registered: 7-2011 |
Koch brothers relevant? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1726 Registered: 9-2010 |
Would the people you find easier to interact with in written form immediately understand your surname as of German origin? See below do these people have a German background? and would recognize you as one of "them"? No Relevant that, if you introduce yourself in writing, easily get around the question of how to pronounce your name? Do you mean I don't have to pronounce my name? Then yes. Are you often asked how to spell your name (when you say it on the phone)? Yes, but irr Would the relevant people find it strange to pronounce your name the way you do? Not quite, see below Koch brothers relevant? YES YES YES!!!!! This should also make another puzzle of mine slightly easier now. And it will be significantly easier when you figure out how they are relevant. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 16687 Registered: 4-2010 |
Your name is pronounced differently, but spelled the same. When in writing, do they treat you better because they assume you're related, but when on the phone, they know you're someone else because of the different pronunciation? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5364 Registered: 9-2010 |
Koch/Coke Ln. here in San Jose relevant? I don't believe so.... Well, it *is* the reason I read your surname as "Coke" automatically, at any rate; "Koch Lane" is pronounced "Coke Lane" locally. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 802 Registered: 7-2011 |
Before they hear you pronounce your name, people think that you are related to the bros., and are therefore conservative? or rich? or both? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1729 Registered: 9-2010 |
Before they hear you pronounce your name, people think that you are related to the bros., yes and are therefore conservative? yopeish (there's a "yope" to this and that "yope" has an "ish") or rich? yes or both? | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 1737 Registered: 9-2010 |
Ok.... You've actually got this basically, and I'd like to post a new puzzle, so ****SPOILER**** I am a Libertarian, as are (at least some) of the Koch Brothers. When I email fellow Libertarian Party members/supporters, they sometimes see "Oh, he's a Koch he must have money, so let's be nice to him so he'll donate". When I call and pronounce my last name they know I'm not. Good job to everyone, especially Solitaire. Check out my new puzzle. | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 804 Registered: 7-2011 |
There was a young man named Koch Whose L.Q. (lateral quotient) has raised a noch. He may not be rich, But he's one of which Their escutcheon has not a boch! Pls escuse convoluted rhyme & grammar. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5371 Registered: 9-2010 |
There was a young man, Greg Koch Who's really a very nice bloke He's rich in friends For till LTPF ends We'll keep calling him our Mr. Coke. =) I couldn't resist. The pronunciation doesn't work any other way in my head. Sorry, Greg. |
