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"Never write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod if you can wink." Not sure of the origin, possibly Martin Lomasney.
by lsllc 2y ago
"Never write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod if you can wink."
Not sure of the origin, possibly Martin Lomasney.
- morkalork 2y agoThe version I remember is "Never email what you can say on the phone, never say on the phone what you can say in person".
- lsllc 2y agoMartin Lomasney lived from 1859-1933, so I suppose it was around the time (1876) that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, but he certainly predates email! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lomasney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lomasney https://thewestendmuseum.org/news/the-life-legend-and-lessons-of-martin-lomasney-ward-boss-west-end-icon/ https://thewestendmuseum.org/news/the-life-legend-and-lesson...
- morkalork 2y agoIt is absolutely mind boggling to find out what I heard is a bastardizion of a century old quote. Wow.