A SpeakStrong response to over-zealous word evangelists

1. An impassioned plea to the
WORD POLICE
Stop the ‘but’ hunts,
let people ‘try’
and right your ‘wrongs’
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2. Sometimes overzealous communication
instructors demonize the word ‘but’
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3. That gets their peeps
going on a “but” hunt
Well, I don’t like your ‘but’
either.
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4. Communication would be easier if word
choices were that simple, BUT…
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5. We need to be discerning
about our how we use our “buts” AND…
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6. “Try” is another term that the
word police stalk and condemn
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7. “Try” and “but” aren’t inherently
wrong. And neither is “wrong”
There may be a hundred
ways to get there, but
turning into oncoming
traffic isn’t one of them.
You made a wrong turn.
Let’s try again.
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8. A message to the word police.
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9. So don’t just enforce word rules.
Practice word savvy.
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