A: Social media are great for communicating and scheduling appointments, but sometimes the wires can get crossed.
B: It’s always a good idea to confirm and clarify, and not to assume.
A: Last month I invited a friend over for a drink. He wrote that he wasn’t sure, and then told me he’d see me later.
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B: Don’t tell me: he meant…
A: Yes. He meant later in the future. I’d thought he meant later on that evening. I was waiting around for hours before I twigged.
A: 社群媒體是溝通和約時間的好幫手,可是有時候會造成一些誤會。
B: 去做確認、把事情講清楚總是好的,而不是去推測。
A: 上個月我邀一個朋友來我家喝一杯,他回說不確定會來,然後又跟我說稍後見囉。
B: 他的意思該不會是……
A: 沒錯,他的意思是說,未來不久後見。我還以為他指的是稍後在當天晚上見。我等了好幾個小時才悟過來。
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times/台北時報林俐凱譯)
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