How's Yer English?

April 14, 2024
 
Reflections From the Heart of Allan Redenius
I, for one, don’t like using initials in order to shorten sentences to a few letters.  Here’s an example.  It took me a long time to learn what LOL meant.  Just in case you don’t know, it’s “laugh out loud.”  Why not just say, “That makes me laugh?”  Maybe the answer is, too many keystrokes.
 
Why don’t people just say what they mean?  Recently, I heard a sportscaster announcing a basketball game. Someone made a really spectacular play, but instead of calling it a “great move,” the announcer said, “That’s cold.”  I guess it’s just a little better than “That’s cool.” 😊 Oh, did I just date myself?
 
Can’t people be more imaginative, more descriptive with the use of the English language?  “Breaking into the free.  Rumblin’, stumblin’, down the field, he runs like lightning.  The end zone is in sight.  One defender to beat.  A quick move to the left, and the would be tackler is left behind.  The runner scores! The clock ticks to zero!  The underdog comes from behind to win in the last second!  What a finish!  What a game!”
 
It's all about adjectives.  These are the words that captivate the reader, the listener.  It’s all about capturing the attention, the imagination.  You can describe a leaf falling to the ground as “the leaf fell to the ground,” or you can be a little more descriptive.  “Feel the gentle cool autumn breeze as the trees dance with golden color.  That which clothed the trees with beauty, begins to fall.  Ever so gently it makes its descent from its lofty perch, tumbling, it moves this way and that.  Slowly to its final resting place does the leaf fall, not with a thud.  It makes no sound at all.  There to rest until some stupid human brings a rake and lights a match.” 😊  O.K., that might be over the top, but were you not drawn into the story?  (From Armona, “As someone who doesn’t waste time, I like ‘the leaf fell.” 😊😊)
 
Talk about writings and stories.  The best story ever told, the greatest book ever written, is the Bible.  Read it for all its worth.  Pay attention to every noun, verb, and adjective.  But be drawn in.  Why?  Because this story is all about you and your eternity.
 
Just sittin’ around the campfire thinking of another tale to tell. 😊
 
Pastor Allan
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