Wednesday, May 15, 2024

I'll, Aisle, Isle

I'll, Aisle, Isle: English is Hard. Communication is harder. Even when words are perfectly chosen, they can still be misconstrued by both the speaker and the hearer. The speaker gives off non-verbals constantly while talking, sometimes giving mistaken signals which can either nullify or alter the intended meaning of the words spoken. The hearer listens through a filter developed over their lifetime which can misinterpret the true meaning of what is being said.

I honestly do not know how we get anything accomplished. This is why there are so many attorneys in the English-speaking world. Both spoken and written words are parsed to the point that you can make anything said or written say whatever you want it to. Remember President Clinton's famous line, "It depends on what the definition of is is."?

At some point you have to just go on with life. You say what you say and hope that anyone who doesn't understand correctly will eventually come to you for clarification. Until then, move forward. Don't wait on everything to be perfect, because it probably never will be. 

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