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Offline Robittybob1

Re: Was Smithman's interaction with the Smith family suspicious?
« Reply #75 on: August 27, 2016, 08:08:21 PM »
Quote from: Slartibartfast on August 27, 2016, 07:52:42 PM
Please do not use the word collusion again in this respect.
If they all discuss what they remember and what they are going to say is that collusion?  So it it has both positive and negative aspects to the word.  If they admit to working as a family team (all nine of them) I think we are allowed to say "collusion". 
OK in the dictionary online the negative aspects dominate but to me it has the additional definition something like cooperation.  "collusion If you are making secret agreements with someone, then you are in collusion with them."  It doesn't have to be bad, it could be for the better.
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Offline slartibartfast

Re: Was Smithman's interaction with the Smith family suspicious?
« Reply #76 on: August 27, 2016, 08:11:41 PM »
Quote from: Robittybob1 on August 27, 2016, 08:08:21 PM
If they all discuss what they remember and what they are going to say is that collusion?  So it it has both positive and negative aspects to the word.  If they admit to working as a family team (all nine of them) I think we are allowed to say "collusion". 
OK in the dictionary online the negative aspects dominate but to me it has the additional definition something like cooperation.  "collusion If you are making secret agreements with someone, then you are in collusion with them."  It doesn't have to be bad, it could be for the better.

Collusion implies nefarious intent, find another word.
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Offline Robittybob1

Re: Was Smithman's interaction with the Smith family suspicious?
« Reply #77 on: August 27, 2016, 08:19:00 PM »
Quote from: Slartibartfast on August 27, 2016, 08:11:41 PM
Collusion implies nefarious intent, find another word.
Does anyone know the word for a planned family or group announcement, a joint statement?  Like the Tapas 9 got together and drew up a timeline, was that "collusion"?  If not what is the right word for it?
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Offline jassi

Re: Was Smithman's interaction with the Smith family suspicious?
« Reply #78 on: August 27, 2016, 08:24:29 PM »
Consensus view?
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Offline Robittybob1

Re: Was Smithman's interaction with the Smith family suspicious?
« Reply #79 on: August 27, 2016, 08:30:25 PM »
Quote from: jassi on August 27, 2016, 08:24:29 PM
Consensus view?
What about collaboration?  I don't like "consensus" for it seems to imply we know the process.
so the sentence objected to becomes "I feel I'm still right.  There was nothing about "looking down" in the original statements and he (MS) tried to pin it on Gerry (with collaboration).  I would have preferred to look at the evidence myself to really be sure of it, but I couldn't find any initial statement that said Smithman "looked down"."  Is that better?
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