Musings

The English language is a strange conglomeration of words from everywhere (or so it seems). There are times when the words seem to not make a lot of sense/cents. Why do we have so many words that either are spelled the same, but pronounced different from each other [read which sounds like reed, or read which sounds like red] or are spelled different, but pronounced the same (see example just given)?

Then, of course, you also have different ways of spelling the same word (color vs. colour). To further mess the language up, we then have folks who speak these words with an "accent" (a-lu-mi-num vs. al-yu-mihn-yum). Often *how* we pronounce words will give the listener a strong clue as to where we grew up or received our education.

So why am I bothering to talk about this? Well...it was on my mind because I heard a lot of different uses of English words today, some of which I didn't understand because of how the words were being pronounced. If I, as a person who speaks American-English, cannot understand, how do others (for whom English is NOT their first language) understand? How was I to know that "Soopy-doopy" meant "Super-Duper"? :-)

Just some musings about language...

Margie

Magazine Topic: Affirmation

By now, you should have received our latest issue in your mail box.

This issue's articles:

• Dreams Come True? - Amy Wielkoszewski
• Where Is My Place In This World? - Kent Hori
• Blue, The Colour of Desire - Lisa McKay
• The Paradox of Affirmation - Ruth E. Van Reken
• Affirmation: An Essential Log in Building Your Transition RAFT - David Wickstrom
• Affirmation for TCKs - Esther Schubert, MD, FAAFP, FAPA
• Affirmation: A Guide to Our Inner Voices - Lynn Anderson
• All Shall Be Well - Vicki Ray
  

What are your thoughts? Which articles particularly spoke to you? What do you think about the importance of affirmation to TCKs?