The response is to offer to write a response column, or to publish a response in any of the public outlets to which they have access.

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Response to the current write-down proves the point.

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But the appropriate response to this situation is to write-off much of this debt, not to pile on even more debts from bailout resources or to demand a Greek exit from the euro.

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The oddest response, though, is if you write making an obvious point about an historical period or historical figure, you will get lots of letters and emails insisting that the obvious thing about the guy or his time is completely wrong.

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Poptodorova says she was insulted by the museum's "very rude" response to the embassy's letter, which she says she signed but did not herself write.

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