Monday, September 25, 2006

Word Threads

Look up the word “accountability” in a Thesaurus—very instructive. I often look up words that interest me to see what thought threads exist in their various meanings.  Finding a word’s opposite meaning is also amazingly instructive.  It often gives you a completely different take on how to use the word in question and sheds light on the power inherent in its meaning.

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Posted by: David on 09/25 at 08:37 AM
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  1. a thought from our very accountable trainee, emel yazici (from turkiye/wurzburg university) and an addition: "why should accountability always be only connected to the negative of things - think positive being accountable may just happen to also mean "success, happiness,... " -> have fun looking up those words in the dics Accountability - an interesting topic. I don’t know, if I have misunderstood this discussion. But in my opinion, it depends in the eye of the beholder. That’s why you’ll find so many meanings. Some people take their accountability seriously and some not. You can see this phenomenon every day in office. Everybody likes to arrange duties but don’t want to be accountable for something. Nobody wants to bear the blame, if it fails. Emel Yazici | Trainee

    Posted by gunther  on  2006-09-26 07:22:57

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