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Why Do We Say What We Say?
What are we really trying to say?

I often come to that fork on the road that really has no signs on which way to go. Its almost like when you are a kid and the only thing you hear is "because I said so". Believe me, I heard that a million times. Still to this day there are many things we the people say, that make no sense whatsoever. It's all about confusion and giving things another spin.

For instance, why do we say; he is sleeping with her, when in fact what we are really saying is that they are doing everything but sleeping together. Who are we protecting? Is it for the children? What does that mean anyway? What are we really trying to say?

Relationships float over very tricky surfaces. When someone gives you the "it is not you but me routine" is about 100% you and not me. If she is not really that good looking, we tend to sell someone else the person by saying; "she's got a great personality". We all know that it might be so, but a looker is not. What are we really trying to say?

How about a "blow job"? (Well thank you, no, really!) Why is it a blow, when there is actually more sucking than blowing. It is a job, yet you will never see it on your local classifieds. The action may actually blow your mind, but its really not considered labor by the Federal Government. I guess calling it a suck job would actually coincide with most peoples employment's. Nevertheless, what are we really trying to say?

Here is another good example. Why do we say; she is a beautiful women of colour. Are we all colorless? Is it colour what makes that woman beautiful? Why are some people more colored than others? What are we really trying to say?

Many Protestant Born Again Christians say that Catholics are not Christians. I mean, I am not a religious scholar but, aren't Catholics the first Christians. Jesus told the Apostle Peter to build him a church and spread the word. Peter, then became the first Pope and led the flock. So, why do BAC say that Catholics are not Christians? What are we really trying to say?

Why do we call it Athletes Foot? The condition has nothing to do with the ability of being athletic. Why do the people in front of night clubs are called Bouncers. They stay still in one place, while others move up, down and around at a club? Why are UFO's still considered unidentified even after they have been spotted? What are we really trying to say?

Like these, there are many other metaphoric examples. Why are we trying to hide things with wordage? There are many times in which what are we saying gets lost because of what we say. One thing is to grammatically elusive another is to be dishonest with our vocabulary. The question is really simple, isn't?. So really; what am I really trying to say?

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