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Comment from Y. M. Roger
OH, you are so right, Iza, and many them are words/phrases that have begun to make me cringe everytime I hear them... ugh. :) ;) Thanx for sharing, my lady! ;) Yvette
Connectivity, responsibility --> Connectivity: responsibility
then are some that changed their meaning in the past years getting a more social "display." --> then there are some that have changed their meaning in the past years, getting a more social "display".
examples of distorted meanings: --> examples of words and phrases that now have distorted meanings:
the languages over the world --> the languages of the world
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OH, you are so right, Iza, and many them are words/phrases that have begun to make me cringe everytime I hear them... ugh. :) ;) Thanx for sharing, my lady! ;) Yvette
Connectivity, responsibility --> Connectivity: responsibility
then are some that changed their meaning in the past years getting a more social "display." --> then there are some that have changed their meaning in the past years, getting a more social "display".
examples of distorted meanings: --> examples of words and phrases that now have distorted meanings:
the languages over the world --> the languages of the world
Comment Written 26-Sep-2020
Comment from teols2016
You raise an interesting and important point. Our vocabulary has changed along with the rest of our lives. Thank you for sharing this. I enjoyed reading it.
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2020
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You raise an interesting and important point. Our vocabulary has changed along with the rest of our lives. Thank you for sharing this. I enjoyed reading it.
Comment Written 25-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2020
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Hello my dear friend:) and thank you so much for your review and comments:)
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
The word, connectivity, seems to have morphed into a strange being without true identity, Iza. The social media is ok to a point, but so many take it to extremes. It has become a competition rather than a friendly way to converse. Nothing beats person-to-person conversation. So much online can, and does, incite others to react without thinking. Gone is the normalcy of interaction and the true meaning of the word.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2020
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The word, connectivity, seems to have morphed into a strange being without true identity, Iza. The social media is ok to a point, but so many take it to extremes. It has become a competition rather than a friendly way to converse. Nothing beats person-to-person conversation. So much online can, and does, incite others to react without thinking. Gone is the normalcy of interaction and the true meaning of the word.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 25-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2020
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Hello my dear friend:) and thank you so much for your review and comments:)
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written prose about wisdom and how the meaning of the words we used changed however perceived it today differently than a few years ago.
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2020
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A very well-written prose about wisdom and how the meaning of the words we used changed however perceived it today differently than a few years ago.
Comment Written 24-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2020
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Hello my dear friend:) and thank you so much for your review and comments:)
Comment from robyn corum
Iza,
What a strange and thought-provoking piece! You bring up things I had not considered seriously before. But you're right - we have new items in our lexicon that seem to be here to stay. UGH.
One note:
Some are old values, and then are some that changed
--> Some are old values, and then some have changed
But 'speaking MOISTLY'????? Yuck. I haven't heard that and it sounds grotesque. bleh. ha
Thanks!
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Iza,
What a strange and thought-provoking piece! You bring up things I had not considered seriously before. But you're right - we have new items in our lexicon that seem to be here to stay. UGH.
One note:
Some are old values, and then are some that changed
--> Some are old values, and then some have changed
But 'speaking MOISTLY'????? Yuck. I haven't heard that and it sounds grotesque. bleh. ha
Thanks!
Comment Written 24-Sep-2020
Comment from thaities, Rebecca V.
Connectivity is not good for the population in general. It sidetracks us from important things at hand. We get no exercise, and are less connected to real people in real time.
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2020
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Connectivity is not good for the population in general. It sidetracks us from important things at hand. We get no exercise, and are less connected to real people in real time.
Comment Written 24-Sep-2020
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2020
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Hello my dear friend:) and thank you so much for your review and comments:)
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You're welcome!
Comment from estory
Another wry comment on the changing social medium due to this epidemic. We were built for face to face physical discourse, and all this online conversation is quite unnerving, unsatisfying, kind of artificial and hollow. Talking to a machine just isn't the same as talking to a live person. estory
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Another wry comment on the changing social medium due to this epidemic. We were built for face to face physical discourse, and all this online conversation is quite unnerving, unsatisfying, kind of artificial and hollow. Talking to a machine just isn't the same as talking to a live person. estory
Comment Written 24-Sep-2020
Comment from lyenochka
Ah if only this terrible pandemic were unifying. In spite of all the loss of lives due to "Coronella," people are able to fight with each other with more vehemence than before. It's like the "connectivity" has led to disconnection as humans.
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Ah if only this terrible pandemic were unifying. In spite of all the loss of lives due to "Coronella," people are able to fight with each other with more vehemence than before. It's like the "connectivity" has led to disconnection as humans.
Comment Written 23-Sep-2020
Comment from Deepali Pradhan
A very telling commentary on the current world wide scenario. Interesting how language changes over time.. one .. one phrase..and then a completely different idiom emerges.
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A very telling commentary on the current world wide scenario. Interesting how language changes over time.. one .. one phrase..and then a completely different idiom emerges.
Comment Written 23-Sep-2020