Words are funny things. Whole worlds have been changed by them. So what new words can you being to this most tyring of times.

Words and actions are interlinked. Let me tell you a story:

One Saturday evening in mid June about a decade ago a very important Celebratory Dinner was held at the famous Sheraton Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona to honour the various American Indian tribes.

The Chiefs of the various tribes attended, all in their splendid costumes, with full-feathered headgear, et cetera. Many celebrities had been invited as guests to this event, and among them was the famous American comedian, Billy Crystal.

Well, the way Billy tells the story, he found himself sitting at the dinner table next to one of the feathered Indian Chiefs, and feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

As Billy explains, "I didn't know how to talk to this guy. The only thing that I knew about American Indians was what I had seen in American Western Movies. So all night during dinner, I spoke like Tonto to this guy."

You know, "You pass 'em butter. You pass 'em bread. You like 'em have more wine?" And so on.

This went on all night until it came to Speech Time. Well, this Chief stood up and made the most eloquent speech Billy had ever heard in the English Language! Sheer Poetry! With Billy feeling like an idiot by the minute.

When the Chief had finished, he sat back down next to Billy, turned to him with a sweet smile and asked,

"You like 'em speech?

con'td ...

There is a widespread use of ephemism and jargon to conceal rather than reveal meaning.

Adds tell of a car that is "affordable" and "previously owned," meaning less expensive and used.

Politicians speak of the need for "revenue enhancement," meaning a tax increase.

Hospitals records a "negative patient-care outcome," meaning that the patient died.

Corporations report a "negative contribution to profits," which means a loss.

Military statements tell of "air support," which is bombing, and
"pacification," which is making war.

We have learned of an "energetic disassembly and rapid oxidation" at a nuclear power plant, which turned out to be an explosion and a fire.

And the event in which hundreds of millions of living human beings might be annihilated is called a "nuclear exchange" as if it involved no more than some sort of technological swap.

All these linguistic usages are calculated to, and do, predispose us to see things in a less concerned way. Language and culture, are in constant interaction: culture influences the structure and use of language, and language can influence cultural interpretations of reality.

When bombs are referred to as "little boys," missiles are "peacemakers" and human beings are "soft targets" in our media,
new ways of thinking and talking are desperately needed.

I just remembered a cartoon I saw in a magazine that I thought you may appreciate.

A couple were having a 'romantic evening supper'
near a pond amongst the reeds. The table was set with two champagne glasses and the female was in evening dress while the male was a creature that looked like he came from the 'black-lagoon.' The caption read:

"Well, actually, Doreen, I rather resent being called a 'swamp thing...' I prefer the term 'wetlands-challenged mutant.'

Is that the best you have got Foxy. You have let me down.LOL
The moral of words can be held by those who know them.
I have a little story just for you.
A man went to the markets to buy some veges and when he arrived at the first stall, he noticed that all the fruit was damaged. So he politely asked, where did all this produce come from, and the man said, it comes from all over the world. The man thought for a while, and then he said, what is the pick of the day, and the man said, its your choice. Scratching his head with confusion, the man just walked away. Then later on he realized he had made a big mistake "and what was that mistake" He asked the opinion from a stranger. Well I guess he got what he deserved.

Foxy! I think words with absences of face will only leed to one thing.
Confusion!
I would like you to teach me how you profile someone with just words to work from?

All the best to you for the new year.

P/S No one ever gets it right in this world, but to have a go, can only be admired.

Dear evolution,

Thank you for the confusion!

Could you perhaps enlighten us all?