Your prompt for JusJoJan January 28th, 2025 is “confusion.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!
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Well thankfully I don't think I've suffered any confusion today. Having watched my Mother succumb to Alzheimer's it's only natural that I find myself watching out for signs of that dreaded disease. Although if I was showing any signs I probably wouldn't notice them myself.
Anyway if you want confusion you only have to study the English language. So many words that sound the same but are spelt differently and then mean completely different things. Even words that look exactly the same but are pronounced differently and mean totally unrelated things.
Of course growing up in the East End of London there was also cockney rhyming slang to contend with too. And that got further incomprehensible when many people only used one half of the rhyme.
It's important to say exactly what you mean to avoid any confusion especially when talking to children. We have so many ways of saying that a person has died, without actually saying that they're dead it's no wonder they find the whole concept confusing!
To avoid any confusion I'm definitely alive and I think I'm in full possession of my marbles. But of course I could be wrong.
I agree with you on the English language! I watch a lot of British TV on BritBox and Acorn. I put the closed captions on because I don't always understand the accent. Right here in the USA there are so many heavy accents, it's no wonder people have a hard time with it. Confusion reigns!! LOL
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