Little Words for Big Matters
Dec. 1st, 2008 04:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
georginasand"Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs." ~Pearl Strachan
It has always amazed me how powerful small or otherwise insignificant words can be. Take the commitment evading "sort of:"
-- "I like pancakes, sort of." Great. You'll probably eat them if forced to by the mafia, but it wouldn't be your first choice.
-- "I diffused the bomb, sort of." Okay, is it safe for me to eat those pancakes, or should I run for my life?
I remain,
Georgie
It has always amazed me how powerful small or otherwise insignificant words can be. Take the commitment evading "sort of:"
-- "I like pancakes, sort of." Great. You'll probably eat them if forced to by the mafia, but it wouldn't be your first choice.
-- "I diffused the bomb, sort of." Okay, is it safe for me to eat those pancakes, or should I run for my life?
I remain,
Georgie
