Five years ago, as we entered the first Covid lockdown, I wrote a blog (A new language for a new reality) about how quickly our language was evolving to adjust to a new paradigm, which included a lexicon of the new words that we had to start using in our everyday lives. Since then (and even before that), I've written here about how words have consequences. And it seems that the current US … [Read more...] about Who wins when words go to war?
Words have consequences
At last, a leader who believes in ‘we’ rather than ‘me’
As I watched the swearing-in of POTUS 46, I wept like a baby - just like I did when the networks called the US election for Joe Biden back in November. They were tears of exhaustion and relief that, finally, 45 no longer has the power to wreak damage on the world. After an anxious wait during which American democracy was shaken to its core, Trump finally departed the White House (I had to … [Read more...] about At last, a leader who believes in ‘we’ rather than ‘me’
Why words matter more than ever
I watched with grim fascination as the storming of the US Capitol took place yesterday – an act that was demonstrably incited by the sitting president. In the early videos shown on news channels, some of those who forced their way into the building seemed to behave like tourists, taking selfies and videos for the folks back home; others were full of rage and self-righteousness. It put me in … [Read more...] about Why words matter more than ever