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Clear Communication: How Do We Get It Back??
Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Rest in Power.
People, by nature, are gregarious, and are now deprived of that interaction. The situation is having a multiple domino effect on all of us.
As I’ve pointed out before, both print and electronic media, especially TV’s “talking heads” are major contributors to the worst grammatical gaffes, Malapropisms, and Spoonerisms. The media, including social media, are largely to blame for the communication breakdowns we see and hear every day.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was critical of the fractured English that permeates our lives. A clear, concise writer, she took her time when writing her briefs.
“I seek the right word and word order,” she explained. “ And I use the ‘read aloud’ test to check whether I have succeeded.”
Adding to all of our existing chaos, is the great loss of Justice Bader Ginsburg. Grieving for her death and our loss, is indescribably paralyzing. A remarkable communicator, she once defined the importance of dissent, saying “…the dissenter’s hope is that they are writing not for today, but for tomorrow."
Her death brought our hopes for a return to democracy, to a standstill. She fought the good fight but her body just could not handle any more stress. I am beginning to wonder how much more #WeThePeople can handle.
Communication is everything.
Verbal interaction is the gift that is exclusive to “higher” animals. My concern is that it is quickly eroding. Each of us needs to do her part to restore its credibility.
What meaningful communication can we expect when grandparents have to wave to their grands through a window. Hugs have been suspended. Kisses forbidden. “Spray me please,” has become a familiar request upon returning from the apocalyptic grocery store. Showers before entering the main house are mandatory. If you HAVE a main house. If you HAVE a shower outside.
