For my final blog entry in week 2, I decided to write about metaphors. In the lecture it describes how "we have different metaphors for the same word, highlighting different interpretations of that word." To me this is very true and is very meaningful to me. Everyone has their own interpretation on what a single word can mean. Take the word love for example. People can say that they love a certain food or smell and that's what love means to them at that very moment. Other people use the term love as a symbolic thing. By showing someone that they love them, they show it by bringing them flowers or writing them poetry. Others show that they love someone by an engagement ring. There are so many words out there that have many interpretations of them., and that's what makes this society so special and different. It reflects to my own experiences in organizations because when I'm at work and I tell a friend that it was a busy day , it could mean different things. There are times when i'm busy helping customers or answering a lot of phone calls. Other examples of me being busy would be making copies for special events that we hold at our center or working on the staff schedule. There are many different metaphors for busy and this are just a few that I use when I say that I'm busy at work
1 comment:
Hi Goofy,
I liked the way you described a metaphor, “busy,” and I totally agree with that everyone has his or her own interpretation in words. I would like to talk about how my metaphors “easy” and “hard” were interpreted by my friends.
When I and my friends register classes, we always exchange some information about classes. Metaphors often used in our discussion were “easy” and “hard.” Since only I was senior standing in our group, my friends basically wanted to know whether classes were easy or hard, and they basically followed my opinions. I tended to give good feedbacks when I got As, and said “hard” when I didn’t. So, most classes were evaluated by what grades I got, not how hard the classes were.
Since I didn’t tell them how I evaluated classes, my friends probably interpret my word differently than what I really meant. I should have told them why I could not get A or could earn A so that they can evaluate classes without my own evaluation system.
Thanks,
Yu
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