tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post1632311045647401000..comments2024-02-06T16:06:25.170-07:00Comments on Sandra Dodd: Words up close and distantSandra Doddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post-68241476699046409742010-07-26T13:53:16.357-06:002010-07-26T13:53:16.357-06:00Words matter to me too, Sandra. However, sometimes...Words matter to me too, Sandra. However, sometimes I think it is good to have someone use words incorrectly: then when someone like you questions the language, it ensures that others of us question the concepts. I know that over the years there have been many instances of this for me personally; when the very questioning has led me into many hours of consideration and reconsideration of words and concepts, such as 'learning' and 'teaching'. This process has affected both my thinking and my behaviour. Thank you.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365519986239394807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post-2490908283840070462010-07-26T12:42:28.124-06:002010-07-26T12:42:28.124-06:00I really like the words you chose here:
"Wor...I really like the words you chose here:<br /><br />"Words matter. Words are chosen, they don't just hop off of people like fleas."<br /><br />I'm going to try and remember that next time someone doesn't want to take responsibility for the words they chose. ;)Deannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297303119146586446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post-82963246578588574632010-07-26T10:39:30.346-06:002010-07-26T10:39:30.346-06:00Good rant and one which resonates with me. I admit...Good rant and one which resonates with me. I admit that maybe I go a bit too far in the precision direction and that makes me a very slow writer. I've been trying to loosen up a bit, but not too much!Cap'n Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558951624021488338noreply@blogger.com