Sorry, Wrong Approach?
It's weird, but I'm considered a "commuter" at my school because I'm an online student. So every week I get an e-mail update for commuters in my school in-box. I'm kinda bothered by one of the events this week:
It's not the poor diction, although infect is irritating my editor-senses a great deal. I don't mean to be insensitive, because eating disorders are horrible things and can take a long time, even a lifetime, to heal, and it's good that school is talking about it. . . but really, lunch? Who wants to hear and/or talk about eating disorders while they're eating? I'm one of those people who sometimes has a hard time eating in front of people (self-conscious, don't like commentary on what I'm eating, etc.), so this event just seems a little weird to me. But, hey, for all I know it really works, and if it does, more power to 'em. Sometimes offering anything for free will attract more participants.
This Wednesday, February 27th the CA’s will be hosting
an [sic] lunch and discussion surrounding the ever increasing concern of Eating
Disorders and how those disorders affect the people they
infect.
The lunch and discussion will take place in Conference Room
C beginning at 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided for participants.
It's not the poor diction, although infect is irritating my editor-senses a great deal. I don't mean to be insensitive, because eating disorders are horrible things and can take a long time, even a lifetime, to heal, and it's good that school is talking about it. . . but really, lunch? Who wants to hear and/or talk about eating disorders while they're eating? I'm one of those people who sometimes has a hard time eating in front of people (self-conscious, don't like commentary on what I'm eating, etc.), so this event just seems a little weird to me. But, hey, for all I know it really works, and if it does, more power to 'em. Sometimes offering anything for free will attract more participants.
Comments
In a sick, twisted, they-really-didn't-do-that-did-they kind of way.
Bingley--You also were saying to yourself, "No. No way. This can't be for real," as you were reading?