[sigh] See my reponses to ralphmerridew's comment about the white-on-white. If you have a better idea...
...Wait a minute. You went all the way through it without questioning the missing lines and the floating period at the end of the third paragraph? I figured that if anyone would try to read this on a light background, that period would be a sufficient hint...
I definitely meant casually, not indifferently. I think 'matter-of-factly' just isn't me as "words" go, and Mike is pretty much being the opposite of Joe Friday, which is what 'matter-of-factly' sounds like to me. If e were talking about emself, 'admittedly' would capture es tone, but e's talking about someone else. - ZM
Re: Response
[sigh] See my reponses to ralphmerridew's comment about the white-on-white. If you have a better idea...
...Wait a minute. You went all the way through it without questioning the missing lines and the floating period at the end of the third paragraph? I figured that if anyone would try to read this on a light background, that period would be a sufficient hint...
I definitely meant casually, not indifferently. I think 'matter-of-factly' just isn't me as "words" go, and Mike is pretty much being the opposite of Joe Friday, which is what 'matter-of-factly' sounds like to me. If e were talking about emself, 'admittedly' would capture es tone, but e's talking about someone else. - ZM