I tried to understand why “Perhaps” would rate higher than “Maybe” – they seem the same. What’s the difference? I said them each – “maybe” and “perhaps” – to myself (with feeling):
“Maybe” came with my eyebrows lowered and my head tilted slightly down.
“Perhaps” came with my eyebrows raised and my head tilted slightly back.
Wish that was an option on customer response surveys. Rating from 1 to whatever is pointless without comments — especially when the subject is an anesthesiologist!
Opinion polling has gotten more scientific and sophisticated over the decades, but its practitioners still haven’t figure out a way to completely filter out the intentional lies, which pollute responses to such questions as “How many alcoholic drinks do you have in a typical week?” and “Who do you intend to vote for for president?”.
( Around eleven months before the election) “If the election was held tomorrow, who would you vote for ?” (Why, when I had a land line, it ALWAYS went through the answering machine,)
johnparadox over 2 years ago
“Possibly”?
Doug K over 2 years ago
I tried to understand why “Perhaps” would rate higher than “Maybe” – they seem the same. What’s the difference? I said them each – “maybe” and “perhaps” – to myself (with feeling):
“Maybe” came with my eyebrows lowered and my head tilted slightly down.
“Perhaps” came with my eyebrows raised and my head tilted slightly back.
cubswin2016 over 2 years ago
Spoken like a politician.
Thechildinme over 2 years ago
Wish that was an option on customer response surveys. Rating from 1 to whatever is pointless without comments — especially when the subject is an anesthesiologist!
sandpiper over 2 years ago
Surveyor doesn’t have enough pages in his questionnaire for wise guys.
Wirepuncher over 2 years ago
Positively, absolutely maybe.
I was FRAMED!!!!!! over 2 years ago
They obviously are not RepubliCONs, for they aer actually ‘trying’ to think about the positions.
Count Olaf Premium Member over 2 years ago
I almost agree with that opinion, kinda, inna way.
uniquename over 2 years ago
The ol’ definite maybe.
diskus Premium Member over 2 years ago
Atleast its not a google form
oakie817 over 2 years ago
mayhaps
ChessPirate over 2 years ago
“I would not respond in a completely positive way to that question…”
paranormal over 2 years ago
Huh? I don’t speak moron…
Buckeye67 over 2 years ago
He should have prefaced his opinion with, “Since we are adverse to quibbling, please”.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 2 years ago
Whatever.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 2 years ago
Opinion polling has gotten more scientific and sophisticated over the decades, but its practitioners still haven’t figure out a way to completely filter out the intentional lies, which pollute responses to such questions as “How many alcoholic drinks do you have in a typical week?” and “Who do you intend to vote for for president?”.
schaefer jim over 2 years ago
Aah, just answer the question, yes or no!
kathleenhicks62 over 2 years ago
Very funny!!!!
gopher gofer over 2 years ago
up to that point, he was on the fence about how to answer…
christelisbetty over 2 years ago
( Around eleven months before the election) “If the election was held tomorrow, who would you vote for ?” (Why, when I had a land line, it ALWAYS went through the answering machine,)