\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nTo complicate communication, people have a tendency to speak with \u201chidden\u201d meanings.\u00a0 <\/span>Here are a few examples:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThat\u2019s interesting!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThat\u2019s the stupidest thing I\u2019ve heard today!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWould I lie to you?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI would lie through my teeth if it suited my purpose.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cLet\u2019s get together for lunch.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThis is the only way I\u2019m going to get rid of this guy.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cTell me the truth.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWhatever you do, DON\u2019T tell me the truth!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIt really doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI\u2019m terribly hurt but no one cares anyway.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIt depends\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cNO!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe\u2019ll see\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cNO!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI know how you feel.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201c\u2026but I really don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cTrust me!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI\u2019m going to take you for all you are worth.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWhat an outfit!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cUgggggglllllly!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cYou can count on me!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI won\u2019t show up but this should get you off my back.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI was only kidding!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cNo really!”
\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
\n- What was said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI won\u2019t tell a soul!
\n<\/span><\/li>\n- What was meant: \u201c\u2026until you get out of ear shot.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What was said:\u00a0 “You may be right…” <\/span><\/li>\n
- What was meant:\u00a0 “…but I don’t think so!”
\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
And then we have the world of advertisement\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n- What is written:\u00a0 <\/span>Fat free\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n
- What is meant:\u00a0 <\/span>There\u2019s not fat in this product because we replaced the fat with lots of sugar, guaranteed to make you gain weight. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What is written:\u00a0 <\/span>Fixer upper\u2026 <\/span><\/li>\n
- What is meant:\u00a0 <\/span>The building was condemned.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What is written:\u00a0 <\/span>Quaint\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n
- What is meant:\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s very, very old and moldy.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What is written:\u00a0 <\/span>Going Out of Business Sale\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n
- What is meant:\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019ve been having this \u201cGoing Out of Business Sale\u201d for 50 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What is written:\u00a0 <\/span>Room with a view\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n
- What is meant:\u00a0 <\/span>Every room has a view.\u00a0 <\/span>Some people like looking at a brick wall.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- What is written:\u00a0 One of a kind…<\/li>\n
- What is meant:\u00a0 Who would want two of them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Many times we read into the Bible what isn\u2019t really there because we think it has a \u201chidden\u201d meaning.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The gospel message isn\u2019t all that complicated.\u00a0 <\/span>Jesus is pretty straight forward in what he teaches.\u00a0 <\/span>It isn\u2019t until man tries to find \u201chidden\u201d meanings that it tends to muddle the message.\u00a0 <\/span>Why not read the New Testament and decide for yourself?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- What I said:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cRead the teachings of Jesus and learn how to live!\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- What I meant:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cRead the teachings of Jesus and learn how to live!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>We live in the age of information.\u00a0 <\/span>Unfortunately information does not improve one\u2019s communication skills.\u00a0 <\/span>Companies are not just interested in what someone knows anymore.\u00a0 <\/span>They want someone with the ability to communicate it to others.\u00a0 <\/span>Many high tech companies employ writers to take complicated, technical info and rewrite it so it can be understood by the common man but not insult the intelligence of the highly educated.\u00a0 <\/span>This is no small feat.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n