Sweet Talk Ain't That Sweet.

When the director of INTEC took the responsibility to be our new English lecturer, due to mass failure in AS English examination in May 2008, she forced us to read a lot. Her action led me to an article about how people, especially children, tend to misunderstand the message that the other people try to deliver.

For example, there's a situation where a boy asks his mother to buy him a new toy soldier. The mother doesn't want to buy another toy for him, because she thinks they are not suitable for his growth, as he will become more and more playful. So she tries to find excuses. Dozen of excuses she might think of but here i state the most common excuses that will come to our mind.

1) I don't have money to buy that for you.
2) You already have like a lot at home, and buying that will be such a waste. It makes another soldiers sad.

The first excuse will make the boy to think that money is everything in the world, while the second one will make the boy to understand that wasting isn't a good value. He too will learn how to appreciate.

We have to be wise playing with words. Like when flirting, sweet talk is necessary (beside appearance) to achieve a high-rate success. 

But unfortunately this communication skill is not easily installed in everyone, so there always comes problem in communication.