Ah. That makes it much clearer. If it's the one positive thing in a report, it's not too hard to spot "The best thing I can say about you is that you're not absolutely incompetent at algebra, and I had to have my arm twisted to say that". People who aren't familiar with the 'one positive thing' strategy would still spot that as a consolation prize, I think.
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Date: 2008-10-24 04:12 pm (UTC)