Thursday, March 25, 2010

communication and miscommunication

communication is such an important part of our lives. the way we communicate, or miscommunicate, can cause so many heartaches, frustrations, pains.

working in a fair-sized organisation with people from different stratas of education, and different walks of life, it is so interesting to watch how people communicate.  a simple sentence can be said in so many ways to complicate it, make it complex, and totally misunderstood and misinterpreted by others.

and i'm sure it happens all over the world, regardless of which industry we are in.. where there are humans, there will be communication and miscommunication...

"i commend you" was pronounced "i comment you"
so the boss, scratching his head asks "was that a compliment?" -
yes of course, comment is compliment..
no la, comment is comment... how can it be a compliment?
no, c o m m e n d (spelt out)...
OHHHHH you mean commend pronounce it properly la...

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