Semantics

Isn't it funny how we, generally speaking, convince ourselves that certain courses of action or decisions are in our best judgment simply by manipulating the words we use? We try and tell ourselves that it's "a traffic accident" - negativvve, someone wasn't paying the undivided attention required of driving and there was a collision.

One of my favorite quotes of all time,
"... while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth." - (See if you can guess what that's from)

Our diction determines not only our tone of voice, but the actual definition of what we say sentence to sentence. Listen to what you're saying - you'll find out that a lot of what comes out makes little or no sense at all...

And don't even get me started on exaggeration.......

And from the master of changing words to suit an agenda......

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