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Open-door policy

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Topic:	7) Open-door policy (1 of 4), Read 91 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Barbara Wallraff ([email protected])
Date:	Wednesday, March 31, 1999 10:24 AM

Thom Goertel, of Springfield, Va., writes: "I am in search of a word to describe the following gesture: You are entering a building many paces ahead of a stranger who is obviously heading into the same building. Rather than waiting and holding the door open for this individual, or letting the door slam behind you, you make the gesture of pushing the door open just a bit more -- all the while knowing that unless the person is a world-class sprinter, the door will be closed by the time he or she gets there."

Topic:	7) Open-door policy (2 of 4), Read 89 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Roger Gay ([email protected])
Date:	Thursday, April 01, 1999 06:24 AM

a purely symbolic gesture

Topic:	7) Open-door policy (3 of 4), Read 74 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Royce Alden (royce2000@yahoo)
Date:	Sunday, April 04, 1999 12:51 PM

distant courtesy

Topic:	7) Open-door policy (4 of 4), Read 29 times
Conf:	Word Fugitives, with Barbara Wallraff
From:	Spencer Bagley ([email protected])
Date:	Tuesday, April 13, 1999 05:32 PM

teledoor

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