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Posted: 01 March 2007 08:37 AM   [ Ignore ]
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Doesn’t someone who says, "I appreciate your problem", really mean he understands it?  There could be miscommunication if the hearer thinks the speaker is pleased that the problem exists.

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Posted: 05 April 2007 05:34 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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"I appreciate your problem" could mean (1) "You have a problem and I realize this" or (2) "You have a problem whose nature I do understand".

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Posted: 31 August 2009 07:17 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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