Comments on: The power of a word http://blog.paulpehrson.com/2004/10/06/the-power-of-a-word/ Paul Pehrson's technical writing blog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:19:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: gryffinkat http://blog.paulpehrson.com/2004/10/06/the-power-of-a-word/#comment-19 gryffinkat Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.paulpehrson.com/blog/?p=124#comment-19 Wow. This was an enlightening post for me, too. I also like to tease people, but this story made me think of my childhood and the insecurity that (most) children inevitably feel as they learn how to function in a society. And conversations like this one can be really hard on little egos, which we're all still trying to develop as we continue to grow.<br /><br />So, I ask myself: "How much of this kind of thing do I perpetrate, whether knowingly or unwittingly?" Probably a lot more than I like to think.<br /><br />You have to wonder how this kind of thing will affect that kid as he grows up. What kind of communication patterns will he have?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('19','gryffinkat'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('19','gryffinkat','Wow. This was an enlightening post for me, too. I also like to tease people, but this story made me think of my childhood and the insecurity that (most) children inevitably feel as they learn how to function in a society. And conversations like this one can be really hard on little egos, which we\'re all still trying to develop as we continue to grow.<br \/><br \/>So, I ask myself: \"How much of this kind of thing do I perpetrate, whether knowingly or unwittingly?\" Probably a lot more than I like to think.<br \/><br \/>You have to wonder how this kind of thing will affect that kid as he grows up. What kind of communication patterns will he have?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Wow. This was an enlightening post for me, too. I also like to tease people, but this story made me think of my childhood and the insecurity that (most) children inevitably feel as they learn how to function in a society. And conversations like this one can be really hard on little egos, which we’re all still trying to develop as we continue to grow.

So, I ask myself: “How much of this kind of thing do I perpetrate, whether knowingly or unwittingly?” Probably a lot more than I like to think.

You have to wonder how this kind of thing will affect that kid as he grows up. What kind of communication patterns will he have?

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]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.paulpehrson.com/2004/10/06/the-power-of-a-word/#comment-20 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.paulpehrson.com/blog/?p=124#comment-20 Paul, I know you to be a man of honor and a bit of a tease, but you are naturally one who is a people builder.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('20','Anonymous'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('20','Anonymous','Paul, I know you to be a man of honor and a bit of a tease, but you are naturally one who is a people builder.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Paul, I know you to be a man of honor and a bit of a tease, but you are naturally one who is a people builder.
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