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Friday, March 11, 2011

Nothing n the teen…

Me: “What are you doing?”

Teen: “Nothing”

Me: “Why are you looking so dull?”

Teen: “Nothing”

Me: “Is something bothering you?”

Teen: “No”

Me: “Hmmm?”

Teen: “Nothing man”

Is it lack of eloquence?

Is it an unwillingness to say?

Is it a mood thing?

Is it our new culture?

A secret being hidden?



Words like ‘nothing’, ‘whatever’ and expressions like, ‘dah!’

Have finally made their way into our everyday communication and interactions

The communications specialist will have to assess and comment or perhaps just resolve to saying, ‘nothing’