In my last blog, I used the term SLOW DOWN. As I wrote that, I couldn’t help but think how odd that we say SLOW DOWN, but SPEED UP. Why do we ask people if they’d like to COME OVER…..over what? Are we flying? Why do we LOOK SOMETHING UP but WRITE SOMETHING DOWN? But then, you get WRITTEN UP when something is put into your personnel file.
What’s the point of this? Be aware that when you speak to someone who did not grow up here, these inconsistencies can cause confusion. We need to understand that English is a difficult and sometimes crazy language and be tolerant when our usage of some expressions can cause communication problems.
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