Z Gorres is in a Coma After Melendez Win in Vegas

[aether]

dude whats your deal....

all i said was .."I send my condolences".....

whats the problem with that?

im sure you meant it in the best way. but people here in the Philippines use that expression when somebody's already dead.

[koboy]

What the **** you're talking about...? There are many kinds of grief but condolence could only be use to express sympathy to the one who is in grief of losing his love one.

I think his intentions were sincere, it was his execution that was wrong. He can't be that evil, mang. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I think he really wanted to give sympathies to Gorres' family, just like everyone in this thread.

[pugay_kamay]

um..and that means what?

con·do·lence (kn-dlns)
n.

1. Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune: paid a visit of condolence to the grieving family.

2. An expression or declaration of such sympathy.



^^^^has nothing to do with "death"....who is the idiot now?

Dude, if you are in grief or sorrow and someone told you his condolences would it be ok with you? I think it's a NORM all over the world that when someone uses the word CONDOLENCE is someone has passed away.

I suggest that you use the word Sympathy or Empathy instead of Condolence w/c is more appropriate, prudent & respectfully to the recipient.

[cyutetrick]

man this is sad to hear. i hope all goes well but he'll probably never fight again. I saw his fight with montiel and this guy is good and he's a warrior unfortunate that someone of his talent will never fight again but its for the best hope he gets through with this..

[kaiziken]

shi* man..>!!! even if he makes it, he wont be able to fight again! OMG! Lord, please help Z..... I dont know what will happen if.....

[pugay_kamay]

This is really bad, lets hope & pray that Z will pull through with this predicament he's in right now. But I'm afraid this would be his last fight. :-(

[horge]

um..and that means what?

con·do·lence (kn-dlns)
n.

1. Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune: paid a visit of condolence to the grieving family.

2. An expression or declaration of such sympathy.[/SIZE]

^^^^has nothing to do with "death"....who is the idiot now?:scared

you can say "my condolences" to anything bad that has happened.
it doesn't have to mean their dead.

Hey, Tua
Gotta disagree with you both, because of the present context.

In the same way that we distinguish between the uses of the
greetings "Good evening" and "Good night", based on custom
rather than dictionary definitions, the offering of "condolences"
has become associated with sympathy over a death.

Yes, you can still get away with offering "condolences" for
non-death related misfortunes, like losing a job or whatever,
but the above-mentioned association with sympathy over a
death makes it distasteful to offer "condolences" when there
is a present risk of death, as in Z Gorres' case.

Customs differ across cultures, and if Jiddu meant no harm,
then he meant no harm. He should however recognize that
the dictionary does not always account for cultural sensitivities.
"Good evening" and "Good night" are differentiated more on the
basis of custom than of dictionary defintitions, no? I can't
hide behind the dictionary if I make a loud, public comment that
I'd had "intercourse" with someone else's woman, instead of
clearly saying I'd had a chat with her.


T get back to what matters...
I hope Z pulls through soon and is able to live a full life without
any disabilities ...far away from boxing.

h.

[The Hammer]

I was very saddened to read that a warrior like Z Gorres is in serious condition after a courageous winning effort. I pray for his complete recovery.

[noroi]

This is a very sad news... Hoping for the best...

[antweezy23]

We're praying for you Z. Get through this!