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Strickgold--- Thanks for reading. I agree with you. I am trying my best

avoid reading about the "Blogit wars," but accidentally stumble onto a tirade from time to time. This immature behavior reminds me of the children that I dealt with when I was a teacher. Then, I tried my best to help the kids grow up. Here, I just stay away, which is not to say that some of these people couldn't use some help  in "growing up." 

posted by Jazwolf on September 20, 2006 at 9:34 AM | link to this | reply

Good Advice

that I think some members here need to see with what I have read about all the blogit wars going on.  Though I dont know who or what the wars were about the post have been abundant

posted by StrickGold on September 20, 2006 at 9:10 AM | link to this | reply

Talion--- I agree with your philosophy. I believe that Benjamin Franklin

said this: 'Tis better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

posted by Jazwolf on September 20, 2006 at 9:07 AM | link to this | reply

Offbeats--- Thanks so much for your kind words. And thanks for reading.

posted by Jazwolf on September 20, 2006 at 9:05 AM | link to this | reply

Whacky--- Yes, listening definitely helps improve communication.

posted by Jazwolf on September 20, 2006 at 9:04 AM | link to this | reply

Listen and don't jump to conclusions right?

posted by Whacky on September 20, 2006 at 12:04 AM | link to this | reply

I think we should opt for "telepathy" and do away with language altogether!

I always like to take shortcuts. Words are an imperfect tool in the first place, the same word conjures up different things to different people. Yes there is a common ground as far as words are concerned, within the same word, but the more people are involved the more confusing it becomes. Now try this, teach someone to communicate in a foreign language! and you think you have problems....

posted by marieclaire66 on September 19, 2006 at 2:25 PM | link to this | reply

Julia--- Fun at parties and in classrooms, but not when a policemen or

journalists are trying to find out what happened from "eye witnesses."

posted by Jazwolf on September 19, 2006 at 2:12 PM | link to this | reply

reminds me of that old party game

where someone whispers a sentence or short something into the first person's ear, and so on down the line until you get to the end. The results are always hilarious because they veer off course in unpredicaable ways!

posted by Julia. on September 19, 2006 at 1:43 PM | link to this | reply

Jaz

I don't think I have read you before, but I sure will from now on! I have just finished reading your last 5 posts and I believe you are an excellent teacher. For me that is saying a lot as I am a horrible student, but I understand what your saying! Good posts!

posted by Offy on September 19, 2006 at 11:10 AM | link to this | reply

sounds like playing 'telephone'

it's amazing how meaning gets lost (or changed) with transmission. 

'woman walking across the street' becomes 'purple monkey dishwasher' after its been passed around a bit.

posted by _the_staggering_genius_ on September 19, 2006 at 10:33 AM | link to this | reply

Jazwolf

I'm extremely careful about what I say and write. My job involves extensive communication on the phone which doesn't provide the luxuries of facial expressions and body language. Combined with various regional dialects and accents, it's easy to sometimes misunderstand or be misunderstood. Writing/blogging is even occasionally even more difficult because I don't have a tone of voice to aid me. I'm especially careful about what I post and how I comment. When in doubt, I "say" nothing.

posted by Talion on September 19, 2006 at 10:25 AM | link to this | reply