[you’re going to lead with that?!]
Recently, I was telling marios about someone when he interrupted me after the first sentence to exclaim, “You’re really going to lead with that?!” Later on, I realized that I tend to describe people using their most discriminating feature (i.e. what makes them most different from everyone else… good or bad) rather than their most characteristic feature. I’m going to try to change that. While I suppose I won’t refer to as many people in the superlative, I suspect I’ll do a better job conveying the essence of the person I’m trying to describe.
Please let me know if you have a more effective way to describe someone.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Hah! I think I do that too sometimes, and while it makes good fodder for a Will Ferrel or Adam Sandler movie (”So I know this guy who is the sneakiest guy I’ve ever met”), it’s really just not a very accurate way to introduce people. Maybe this needs a name, like “extreme introduction” but something catchier. Good work Marios, keep on top of that stuff.