What do you do about it?
2007-10-20 05:58:14 · 15 answers · asked by someone 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It depends on what you said but basically if you say something to ten people it can be taken ten different ways.
2007-10-20 06:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Kym♥ 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It can be taken as many ways as there are people who are asked. Why? Each person brings different experiences, different interpretations, and creates different perceptions of the events of their lives. So when you ask a question, each person brings something different to the table. Do not take it personally. Sometimes the reactions others have will teach you something about your perspective, and sometimes it will just be a reflection of the other person. You can determine which it is. Just stay open, and try not to judge the answerer. That is what I try to do.
2007-10-21 05:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by NRPeace 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Expand your vocabulary, anticipate other interpretations, know the ambiguity in the words you used, is the other communicating something contrary, ....I intuit you are talking about positive/negative interpretations. Why does the other have the possibility for negative interpretation and why the presumption of the positive when no certainty was communicated. Interpretation is as much the others responsibility as yours. Is the contradiction for the error-ed interpretation materially self evident. What is the purpose for the communication. Communicate facts before hand to assist the interpretation for the next communication. Be sensitive to the context in which you about to communicate and the inflection caused of your emotional content at that moment, does it change the meaning. Is the other feeling hope, shame, guilt, certainty, doubt, positive affection or hostility. fear, suspicion .....wonder....caution. Did an other give false or misleading information or privileged information
2007-10-20 15:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the bain of my life sometimes. I`ve been told I must think on a different wave lenghth than everyone else. I`m always getting the `wrong end of the stick`, and constanly being asked `how did you think of something like that` My grandad would say " ah your back, its nice to see your back!" I cpuld never work oput if he was glad to see me or to see the back of me........ I constantly have check out others know what I mean and I understand what they say. Some times things will come back to me and I will have to say yes I used those words but thats not the meaning behind them! Now when it happens I like to try and open a debate , I can always see the different ways of what I say can be taken but I`m not responsible for others interpretations
2007-10-21 00:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by finn mchuil 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every which way that you didn't intend it. That's why reading, between the lines is important.
Always think positively. Then it will come to you whether they meant it or not. Negative can't reach you then, like the joke about the old lady that waved the "Hawiian good luck" (middle finger) sign back to the traffic thinking they all loved her.
Listen to the heart.
2007-10-20 07:19:08 · answer #5 · answered by Blank 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Listening is a skill that is learned & almost everyone has what they hear colored thru their ego & experience, so at times what you have said is not what they hear, but the triggering of past injuries remembered as a result of our words. Sometimes I have to approach a topic from several different angles to make sure what I am saying to someone is understood. The truth is words can be quite useless at times. Good luck & thanks
(((HUG)))
2007-10-20 15:56:39 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"In the eyes (ears) of the Beholder..." A saying to others will be interpreted by them only in reference to their own view point. There is a game played where at a party a short message is said to one person who tells another person and so forth until it reaches the one who said the message first. It always comes back garbled and meaning something else. Fully explaining what you say will correct what is heard.
Spartawo...
2007-10-20 06:27:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like this question. It depends on how densely you have layered your words and ideas. Also it depends on what kinds of experience the reader bring with them to the question. If you read Flutterby's questions, I'm sure you noticed that he usually has at least 2 levels of meaning and maybe more - a playful one (play on words, a joke or just teasing meaning) and a much more profound question on a deeper level.
2007-10-21 04:24:09 · answer #8 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
kymbb23 is right. One blog I go to has this admonition at the top of the page: "Freedom of speach is dirty business".
I don't know if that is a famous quote or not, but it explains a lot. It may also explain why so many participant deny access to their questions and answers on Y/A's. Cheers anyhow!
2007-10-20 07:24:02 · answer #9 · answered by canron4peace 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i teach my students that WORDS are just symbols, and don't mean anything at all..... as the word FEMALE can be taken as a woman, a lady, a mother, or a ***** or a whore..... and even a girl...
and what you say may be taken differently as many as there are sensitive people before you.....
be tactful when speaking in public or private......
2007-10-23 21:22:02 · answer #10 · answered by glenn t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋