that when someone says something it can be totally opposite of what the person they r saying it to hears?? and b4 you know it it spins out of control and no-one really knows what happened in between or where it went so wrong
2006-08-26 19:49:59 · 14 answers · asked by *CiTsJuStMe* 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's all in how it was said.
Try this exercise....
Put emphasis on only the first word of the following sentence....
"I didn't say you were stupid."
The way you just said it means that it was someone else who said they were stupid.
Now try putting emphasis on the second word...
The way you said the sentence this time states that you did not say this at all.
Now try putting emphasis on the third word, fourth word, etc.
You will find that the meaning of the sentence changes every time you emphasize a different word.
What did you learn from this? I hope you learned that when you're talking to others, you should careful about how you are saying things - because in most cases, it's not what you're saying but how you're saying it that hurts feelings.
2006-08-26 19:53:41 · answer #1 · answered by Tammy O 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Things get misinterpreted a lot on the internet because we just type the words. When you are talking in person you can see their eyes and body movements and hear the tone of their voice. Don't get upset if someone takes something the wrong way here. You can't figure out if they are serious or joking.
2006-08-26 19:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Selective attention and some other thing.
Try this experiment.
Tell your friend you are going to read a list of 11 words and after you are done you want them to write down as many as they can remember.
Tired, eat, rest, relax, bed, comfort, snore, refresh, dream, stretch, awake,
See how many people list sleep. It isn't on the list. The brain just fills in the blanks.
Jsut lkie wehn yuo raed tihs. It sorts and fills tgihns out for you
2006-08-26 19:58:55 · answer #3 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because some people think totally negative, while others always think in a positive way. Then when you get a negative and a positive thinker together, you get BIG trouble.
2006-08-26 19:53:12 · answer #4 · answered by 5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the person didn't understand what the other person said to them or they spaced out in the middle and only heard part of what they said. or they are a jerk
2006-08-26 19:54:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you can't always know what somebody else is thinking or feeling. It's sad, but true.
2006-08-26 19:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by dreamcatweaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One shud try to listen to both and try to judge the differences u get from both...
2006-08-26 20:14:44 · answer #7 · answered by shuchees 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is merely a matter of perception.
and tones and body languages play a part as well.
2006-08-26 19:56:56 · answer #8 · answered by SmoothFlo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
selective hearing - a person hears what they want to hear
2006-08-26 19:58:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like what your saying?
2006-08-26 19:53:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋