Tag: word use

What You Were Told As A Kid Doesn’t Work: The Art & Science of Word Use

Posted by Dan Ohler

Remember the ditty, “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me”? Totally ridiculous, wasn’t it? The phrase would supposedly protect us from verbal attacks on the playground at school. If you think about the flip-side of the phrase, it means it’s OK for the bully to use verbal attacks. After… Read more »