11-26-2008, 09:30 PM
Kind of like this...
Person A: "I love going to parties and drinking egg nog!"
GtDS: "Yuck. I don't like alcohol in egg nog."
Here, I'm expressing my opinion, emphasizing that point which is most relevant and important to me. Person A may disagree, and I'll go so far to assume they do, but my assertion is only about my belief, not about what Person A thinks.
Person A: "I love going to parties and drinking egg nog!"
GtDS: "Yuck. I don't like alcohol in egg nog."
Here, I'm expressing my opinion, emphasizing that point which is most relevant and important to me. Person A may disagree, and I'll go so far to assume they do, but my assertion is only about my belief, not about what Person A thinks.