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0 pointslkbm5y ago0 comments

Agreed. My coworker recently shared[0] with us, which is largely jsut an expanded part of the TPS section. "Yes, I'll send over the TPS report this evening" doesn't solve the confusion around what "TPS" stands for.

If nothing else, paraphrasing helps you disambiguate term you didn't consciously recognize as ambiguous.

Maybe the other party should have used less ambiguous terms, but "well the other person caused the problem with their language choice" solves the blame, not the problem.

[0] https://m.signalvnoise.com/dont-take-their-word-for-it/

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_y5hn5y ago

I know it may frustrate at times, but instead of relaying instruction, I ask questions and challenge assumptions, though only if any ambiguity remains. Covering it up is the worse option.

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0 pointslkbm5y ago0 comments

If nothing else, paraphrasing helps you disambiguate term you didn't consciously recognize as ambiguous.

Maybe the other party should have used less ambiguous terms, but "well the other person caused the problem with their language choice" solves the blame, not the problem.

[0] https://m.signalvnoise.com/dont-take-their-word-for-it/

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_y5hn5y ago

I know it may frustrate at times, but instead of relaying instruction, I ask questions and challenge assumptions, though only if any ambiguity remains. Covering it up is the worse option.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse