CYNERGY THOUGHTS: WC

I love words! I am the person who when seated in the boardroom during a meeting often appears to have nothing to say when in fact, I am carefully crafting my thoughts, choosing my words carefully because they are so important to me. 

I remember receiving an essay back from one of my instructors with a big read circle around one of my words with the initials WC. WC?!, I thought! WTF? I asked him what the initials meant and he told me that he was questioning my WORD CHOICE. Of course, I thought. Using the appropriate word is so important. It can make all the difference to your audience. If I were to write, “It made me very sad the day we said goodbye to our cat.” Or “I was heartbroken,” You can see the difference ONE word makes. 

So here’s an interesting thought… 

Our writing style has become very casual; we often abbreviate sentences, use acronyms and use emoji icons instead of writing complete sentences. 

What will the long term effects be on society? Will it bridge our differences with other cultures because the smiling face emoji is universal or will it wedge us apart even farther? 

As we continue to choose email and text as our preferred communication styles, will we lose the ability to have deep and meaningful conversations? 

Will we struggle to explain our feelings because we won’t take the time to carefully craft a well thought out sentence? 

Many schools no longer teach cursive writing. Will printing also become obsolete? 

As the mother of two teenagers, I will text my daughters when I want to know “Where R U” and respond with LOL when a friend texts me something amusing. I will still call my mom because I want to hear her tell me she loves me. I will to make time for face-to-face conversations with my loving partner and cherished friends because it is those talks that fill me up with love and gratitude. AND I will continue to share my thoughts on paper for those to take the time to sit down and read what I have to say. 

Just a thought....