we've all heard the quotes and sayings talking about how important words are. it seems like i am always hearing "choose your words wisely". and i do, for the most part. i place a high value on words and i take great care in picking them....
...except when, you know, i talk before i think....
i love it though when i get one word texts. text messages in general can be difficult to discern. meanings can get lost and some of those abbreviations are confusing. but every so often, a single word will pop up and the exact meaning of the word is known. no translation needed.
after watching the Academy Awards last night and hearing their speeches, it, again, made me think about the power of words. the winners have a set amount of time to thank everyone who made it possible for them to win the award or who made their performance possible. if they slip up, pause to laugh or receive an applause their precious time gets cut short and they miss out. the music starts and its sorry charlie, your time is up, get off my stage.
these people gotta know who they want to thank and in what order. they need to choose their words.
it isn't an easy task, picking words. in fact it down right sucks sometimes. then there is the inflection of the words. i can say "yes" a million different ways. sometimes it means "yes" other times it means "no" "i don't care" or "seriously, you want me to do what??"
then again, sometimes the words are perfect and the timing isn't. example. have you ever said "i love you" to anyone who isn't family or a close friend and gotten a blank stare back as the response? how often do we see this scenario in tv or the movies? all the time. at some point in our lives, we have been on either side of this statement. (me? i've been on the receiving end. i responded with a blank stare.)
i guess what i'm trying to say is that words make a world of difference so watch what you say....
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