The other morning, as I was working, I was partially listening to the world news.
That day, as has been the habit of the media for weeks now, the featured story was about Republican Candidate Herman Cain.
This is not about my political views or anything else other than the fact that this man, who is running for President of the United States, stood up at a press conference and declared "It ain't going to happen".
Ain't? I don't know about you but I was always taught not to say the word ain't because the word "ain't" ain't in the dictionary! Can you imagine sitting in an interview for a new position and using this type of language? Or using incorrect English in a resume or cover letter? If you used the wrong verbiage in your resume and/or cover letter, you wouldn't be sitting for an interview as your information would have been round-filed immediately.
If you used it in an interview, the interview would more than likely come to a rapid end.
It's not just Mr.
Cain who uses our language incorrectly.
Many of our public officials do this and it always makes me wonder - how the heck did they get their position? Mr.
Cain was the CEO of Godfather's Pizza and then led the National Restaurant Association.
Wouldn't you think that he would have been required to give speeches? I know I am picking on Mr.
Cain but I just can't help myself.
I almost fell off my chair when I heard him get up in front of a live microphone and declare to the world that "it ain't going to happen.
" In the real world that WE live in, you are not going to be able to get away with such ignorant grammar.
In your work place, at your church, in your social life - people are going to expect a lot more from you than this.
They are going to expect you to speak and act with at least a modicum of intelligence.
It truly is a shame when we have people (as Mr.
Cain is not currently a politician) who do not know how to act and speak when in public or in private.
Don't use them as your example and try to follow them.
Instead you need to think before you speak.
Never respond when you are angry or confused or don't know what you are talking about.
Take a minute...
breathe deep and then respond.
When you respond, use grammatically correct language.
In our world today, there are cameras everyone.
People are always around - always using their cameras and cell phones.
It's almost impossible to go somewhere and not be filmed whether from a security camera or an individual.
What this means is that you are "on" all the time.
It's like having a 24/7 audition for your life.
So, don't follow what you see on TV or hear on the radio.
Be your own person.
Speak with some intelligence and use the English language the way it was intended.
By doing this, you will notice that people respect you more and that they will start looking up to you.
By: Nancy Anderson
That day, as has been the habit of the media for weeks now, the featured story was about Republican Candidate Herman Cain.
This is not about my political views or anything else other than the fact that this man, who is running for President of the United States, stood up at a press conference and declared "It ain't going to happen".
Ain't? I don't know about you but I was always taught not to say the word ain't because the word "ain't" ain't in the dictionary! Can you imagine sitting in an interview for a new position and using this type of language? Or using incorrect English in a resume or cover letter? If you used the wrong verbiage in your resume and/or cover letter, you wouldn't be sitting for an interview as your information would have been round-filed immediately.
If you used it in an interview, the interview would more than likely come to a rapid end.
It's not just Mr.
Cain who uses our language incorrectly.
Many of our public officials do this and it always makes me wonder - how the heck did they get their position? Mr.
Cain was the CEO of Godfather's Pizza and then led the National Restaurant Association.
Wouldn't you think that he would have been required to give speeches? I know I am picking on Mr.
Cain but I just can't help myself.
I almost fell off my chair when I heard him get up in front of a live microphone and declare to the world that "it ain't going to happen.
" In the real world that WE live in, you are not going to be able to get away with such ignorant grammar.
In your work place, at your church, in your social life - people are going to expect a lot more from you than this.
They are going to expect you to speak and act with at least a modicum of intelligence.
It truly is a shame when we have people (as Mr.
Cain is not currently a politician) who do not know how to act and speak when in public or in private.
Don't use them as your example and try to follow them.
Instead you need to think before you speak.
Never respond when you are angry or confused or don't know what you are talking about.
Take a minute...
breathe deep and then respond.
When you respond, use grammatically correct language.
In our world today, there are cameras everyone.
People are always around - always using their cameras and cell phones.
It's almost impossible to go somewhere and not be filmed whether from a security camera or an individual.
What this means is that you are "on" all the time.
It's like having a 24/7 audition for your life.
So, don't follow what you see on TV or hear on the radio.
Be your own person.
Speak with some intelligence and use the English language the way it was intended.
By doing this, you will notice that people respect you more and that they will start looking up to you.
By: Nancy Anderson
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