“This is not what I signed up for”
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="says">says</span> “<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Basically">Basically</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p><span word="Taken">Taken</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="document">document</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="committing">committing</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="signature">signature</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="installing">installing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lodge">lodge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>: “<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span>.”</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="look">look</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="man">man</span> – <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="literal">literal</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span>.”</p>
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