Re: accounts and identity
Stanford M. Lyman (slyman@gate.net)
Fri, 8 Mar 1996 15:20:25 -0500
At 10:14 PM 3/6/96 -0600, you wrote:
>
> On Mar. 6 Elizaabeth Simmons asked if there was anything that
>could not be accounted for, and I believe I have an answer. Yes.
>First there are two types of accounts; excuses and justifications. Both
>of these imply that an actor who is using an account is an attempt to
>mend or mediate an interaction where one party has lost face, is offened,
>embarrassed, or injured. In any case, when an account is given it is
>asked for by another party or volanteered by the actor when that actor
>percieves that his/her actions need to be excused or justified. So,if
>there is a situation or interaction that does not stand to be improved or
>mended by an account, can an account, by definition, be given. I do not
>think so, although I may be wrong. Comments?
> Lane
>
> By the way, if anyone would like to retire
> very, very rich, write an e-mail program with a spell checker, but if
>one already exists, why doesn't Wake have it?!!!!
>
>Lane: Your statement on accounts is correct--by definition------Stanford
M. Lyman