I got the hyperbolical irony, Jim; my reply likewise ironic -- tho with just maybe a soupçon of Socratic 'know thyself' as undertone! I agree that we are often too mutually abusive, & have been trying to tone down that aspect of our discourse; as, it is my impression, have you likewise. A tendency to be welcomed & persisted in, yes? Would you take it amiss if I suggested that your posts addressed to others might sometimes be more effective if less animadvertive? As I have recently repeated, I determined several years ago that my posts would contain no usages that could have offended even Terence Rattigan's 'Aunt Edna'; and I have never regretted this.

~M~