Sunday, November 23, 2014
Beyond the pale of understanding.
Learning a language. How does one go about it? Really,
isn’t it by listening? My cats, for instance, have a distinct language. That I
pick up. By listening. And observing. I’ll be living in Italy. Most of the
winter. Though I’ll never be fluent in Italian. I often understand the gist of
the conversation. By listening to the tone. And watching very animated
gestures. And by picking up familiar and meaningful words. Doesn’t matter. Whether
the language is French or German or Czech. Listening is the key. One learns baby talk that way. Political speak,
too. Which is harder to understand than dementia speak. Political speak often makes absolutely no
sense. Whether one listens, or not. Yes, beyond the pale of human understanding. –Jim
Broede
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