12 JUNE 2023 WorldWide Drilling Resource® The “Idiots” Corner by “Billy Bob Smith” Words and Their Meaning We are living in very strange times and one of the factors I can no longer ignore is how we are trying to change how people communicate. Words are the single most important trait that separates humans from every other species. If we didn’t have words - well, think about it - how would we tell each other anything, learn anything, or even become anything worthwhile? So this month, I would share just a few of the ways some organizations and people are trying to influence or change how we talk, or the words we can use according to their expectations, rules, or what they feel words are no longer appropriate or even necessary. First, a couple of quotes which might get your interest before I start: Before I give you some examples, let me be clear. I don’t agree or disagree with any of the following. Some are being banned for politics, some for religion and some for race, and many for just stupid, crazy, and no commonsense reasons. And trust me, the following is a really short list of the hundreds of words the world is trying to eliminate or replace in the English language to control how we talk. Okay, here are just a few of the words they are trying to eliminate from the English language: Keep in mind, there are many ways to change the wording that eliminates a certain perspective or opinion, but in the end, it is just happening because certain people or groups - for any number of reasons - are offended with the current word’s definition or description. Also keep in mind, many words can have different definitions. For example, I looked up the word “negative” and found over 100 ways it could be described or defined. Master bedrooms in our homes - Replaced with: Primary room. Blacklists - Replaced with: Unusual lists. White lists - Replaced with: Odd lists. Goat - Replaced with: Gray animal. Inflection point - Replaced with: Unique position. Quit Quitting - Replaced with: Unusual circumstances. Gaslighting - Replaced with: Another viewpoint. Moving forward - Replaced with: Changing position. Amazing - Replaced with: Different. Absolutely - Replaced with: Possible. Does that make sense - Replaced with: Possible different. Cripple - Replaced with: Careful. Invalid - Replaced with: Impossible. Crazy - Replaced with: Unique. Insane - Replaced with: Special. Peanut gallery - Replaced with: Little people. Grandfathered - Replaced with: A long time. Lynch mob - Replaced with: Unhappy people. Christmas - Replaced with: Winter Holiday. Hate - Replaced with: Dislike. Easter Bunny - Replaced with: Warm weather Furry. My Ex - Replaced with: Person of noninterest. (Just made that one up.) Uppity - Replaced with: Clever. Special - Replaced with: Nice. Different - Replaced with: Unlike. Blackball - Replaced with: Unusual Category. Black mark - Replaced with: Clever marking. Politician - Replaced with: Stupid human. (I just made that one up too.) Had enough? Got some words you would like to replace or change? I know I do, and will give you just two of them: “You should.” “You need to.” Billy Bob Contact him via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com “Words are like nets - we hope they'll cover what we mean, but we know they can't possibly hold that much joy, or grief, or wonder.” ~Jodi Picoult “A man thinks that by mouthing hard words, he understands hard things.” ~Herman Melville “Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.” ~Confucius The Groundwater Supply Co. family. East West Drilling. Funk Brothers Mfg. produces the Pioneer Pump Puller. Star Iron Works. Always a great team for GEFCO / BAUER Group. Alicia & Chris from Holte Mfg. Jeff was eager to talk casing advancement from GeoRocFor. This is just a sneak peek ~ visit www.worldwidedrillingresource.com/gallery.html for more photos online!
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