I FOR ONE Like Roman Numerals—and a couple more things to ponder
Let’s say you sit down to write the true historical account. Of your first car...
Is that an autobiography?
Puns and word wrinkling can be fun and yet over the past couple years it seems that folks are taking some words and their meanings to their limits of utility. Almost everyone today runs into the question “what are your pronouns?” well I use them from time to time, yet is it really necessary to claim ownership and then be defined by these? For example, if I say I’m a he/him is there a formula where he/him+she/her = They/them? Doesn’t He/himx 2. Also = they/them? Who gets to decide when and where... and more importantly why pronouns get to be so important. I think we are sneaking a bit too many adjective attributes into the process and so maybe we could admit the subtle attachment of meani?”
By asking someone to give a pronoun are we really saying you have to express an extreme? Do we want to simplify folks into a three letter word? What if we had to go through life. Only using three letter words? That would work for a hot dog and ham, yet how would we get a hamburger... Oh wait “Big Mac.” Red would be a color yet what names would we give to other bands on the rainbow.
We would. Have a cat a car and still go to the bar to get gin or a mug of ale, yet the limits of what we could say, do, or mean get really clear really quickly.
As stated.words can be fun yet we need to be sure that we have something to say at least as often as we feel like we have to say something.
also there is the whole process of building meaning in context. We have more opportunity to read the text of a speech than ever before and thus the spoken word can have all its richness stripped away. Not everything looks the same naked.... take for instance a marching band or the symphony.... Oh too harsh?
In the cyber age it’s important to offer a little context that can sit on the shelf with the bits of info we share so when our friends followers and such drop in our gifts don’t get regifted in strange and unintended ways. In short understand that words live in the now just like people do and change like people do as well.
In summary word play is often fun, yet let’s not get too cute with the subtle defining. That can go on even if respect is intended. Some words need to stay subtle and complex so try to have the patience. To wade through with those words. Be careful with words like always and never. Work as hard on having something to say as on making sure you are always saying things.
For now just remember being certain about who is he/she/him/her/ they/them needs to be balanced with how WE can get to a Place for all of US
Beautiful piece. We and us. Love it!
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