Words

I had a letter-to-the-editor in the News this AM. It was "edited," which is the newspaper's prerogative. But it was a lesson in the importance of words, how they can mean something or mean something less.

By cutting it down, the editor(s) changed my intent, I think. I can't tell if the letter now includes my original aim, sarcasm. It seems like a straight-forward letter. But the meaning of the letter, what I intended, isn't captured in what was printed today.

Perhaps, though, to credit the editor(s), I wasn't as clear in my original letter as I thought. Regardless, the editor(s) or me, it was an important lesson for me on the importance of using words properly. To me, this is significant because I think words are "game-changing."

In fact, I'm not even certain I expressed myself very well in this blog! Out to grade papers....