Lost in TranslationBetween the Genders
'The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause for the serious misunderstandings that divide them.'
Working With Words
A weblog devoted to spurring a conversation among those who use words to varying degrees in their daily work. Hosted by John Ettorre, a Cleveland-based writer and editor. Please email me at: john.ettorre@gmail.com. "There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real." --James Salter
Saturday, February 27, 2010
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- Name: John Ettorre
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I'm a Cleveland, Ohio-based writer, editor and writing coach, with more than 25 years of experience, including stints in Chicago and Washington, D.C. My work has appeared in more than 100 print and online publications, from the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor to local and regional publications. My work has been recognized by awards (including an Emmy) from four journalism groups.
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12 Comments:
A wise woman. The simply comment you quote simply has not penetrated the consciousness of most men and women but it is very true.
Thanks, June.
I read some of her writings a while back and found some good insights. There are really no new discoveries about human emotions - they've been recognized and written about for centuries.
Good point, Diane. There are only new and perhaps better ways to put it.
I would be surprised if the word 'love' meant the same thing to two people, even two people who believe they're in love with each other.
You're probably right about that, Jim.
Ditto, ditto and ditto. But we will never stop pondering and writing about the enigma.
My thoughts exactly, Kass. For me, it seems to be an enigma wrapped in a riddle, stuffed into a question mark.
"One is not born but becomes a woman" (The Second Sex, 267)
I'm not an argumentative type, generally, but I think the differences narrow with age -- at the younger age, at the older age. Compassion trumps love in many cases--completely avoids the possessiveness. "What the world needs now is compassion" doesn't quite have the right rhythm, though. "That's the only thing that there's just too little of."
That's a very interesting way of thinking about this, Maria. Now that you mention it, I think they really do narrow with age. Thanks for adding that.
Nice blog post. Deserving of appreciation. Thanks.
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