This week’s question of the Week: Do you speak Spanish? This Thursday’s Talk Talk Show on the Communication Comedy Network is about the communication differences in the Spanish culture and language. My special guest this week is Michelle Rothwell of Dora and Diego Homeschool Spanish. She and I will discuss the cultural and language differences of those who speak Spanish and why learning Spanish can be exceptionally helpful today! My dh was born in Mexico and is fluent in Spanish. He also speaks a little French and Italian. He says there are some distinct difference in the Mexican culture and the language and I'll be sharing some of his insights. Michelle and I will be having some fun with some...
Monday Q of the Wk. Here’s how it works: Each Monday I ask a thought provoking question about life and language. Pose the same question to your blog readers on your own blog along with your answer to the question. Then come back here and post a comment with a link to your blog post so we can all read everyone’s answers! It’s been a lot of fun getting to know my readers and their readers and so on and so on. This is a great time to connect with others but it’s also a fun way to build your writing and communication skills. Grab your teens! This week’s question: Can you write a sentence or paragraph using all cliche's?...
Are you confident that you are being understood when speaking to your child's doctor? Are you sure that they know exactly what you need when you finally get to the right menu option at your mortgage company? Do you know why your small business isn't going where you feel it should? Is it possibly because you aren't communicating skillfully and efficiently? If it is . . . or if it even might be, you need to join us every Thursday morning on Grace Talk Soup for I Love Language, starring Lucy Linguist and Ethel the Editor. Laugh along with these two crazy compadres of Communication FUNdamentals, one spoken and one written, while gaining valuable knowledge and important tips on improving...
Why are some words not words you ever hear used? In fact, if you use them, you have a good chance of being perceived as unintelligent. If unbelievable means NOT believable and unimaginable means NOT imaginable, then uncouth means NOT couth. But couth isn't a word that is ever used. The dictionary describes "uncouth" as strange, clumsy, lacking in polish and grace, so "couth" would be the opposite of uncouth. And if you look in the dictionary, you will find this to be the case. But nobody ever uses it, well...almost nobody: "You can get yus' as couth as you wan' as long as it doesn' cos' me any money!"-Ricky Ricardo, I Love Lucy Isn't it strange that we can...
