I studied linguistics in college. I've always been fascinated that how we understand each other often transcends words. Or the opposite - we say as clearly as possible what we mean, but the other doesn't understand. Or interprets what we're saying in some other way.
I think there is a reason that Jesus is called the 'Word of God'.
Ultimately, I think language is about God - about our souls communicating with each other beyond words.
Excellent points. A decade or so ago everyone was aware of the "Spin Master". The talented show host or public speaker who was a word alchemist, able to turn bad news into good, wrong into right, losses into wins.
Today, we are all spin masters without even a conscious effort when we adopt and use culturally rebranded euphemisms for truly horrible things... because of course we wouldn't dare want to mention truly horrible things in public.
Nobody speaks British English or American English or Aussie English anymore. We all are just speaking Spin English without even realizing it... and sometimes wonder, amidst it all, who really am I and whay do I really believe.
And still, with each passing cloudy day, the showers still fall in Britian and the rain in Spain still falls mainly on the plain.
I studied linguistics in college. I've always been fascinated that how we understand each other often transcends words. Or the opposite - we say as clearly as possible what we mean, but the other doesn't understand. Or interprets what we're saying in some other way.
I think there is a reason that Jesus is called the 'Word of God'.
Ultimately, I think language is about God - about our souls communicating with each other beyond words.
Excellent points. A decade or so ago everyone was aware of the "Spin Master". The talented show host or public speaker who was a word alchemist, able to turn bad news into good, wrong into right, losses into wins.
Today, we are all spin masters without even a conscious effort when we adopt and use culturally rebranded euphemisms for truly horrible things... because of course we wouldn't dare want to mention truly horrible things in public.
Nobody speaks British English or American English or Aussie English anymore. We all are just speaking Spin English without even realizing it... and sometimes wonder, amidst it all, who really am I and whay do I really believe.
And still, with each passing cloudy day, the showers still fall in Britian and the rain in Spain still falls mainly on the plain.
Peace ✨️🕊✨️