Recently I was watching a video of our Prime Minister, Jacinda Adern, speaking about women’s suffrage.
But she didn’t pronounce ‘women’ correctly. Repeatedly.
And that bothered me.
“Surely, our Prime Minister should be able to pronounce ‘women’ correctly?” is what I was thinking. And that dominated my thoughts, not her message.
Am I being unfair? Are my expectations too high?
Probably.
But that got me thinking, that whether I’m being unfair or not, this is a great reminder that perception matters.
I believe in the correct use of grammar and the correct pronunciation of words. You’ll never lose by doing it right. But you will lose to a section of the audience if you don’t.
BTW It’s pronounced wimin, not wumen.
A while ago we were at a horse show. Zara and I walked the course, and I read the jump off and told Zara what it was.
Observing many people and many businesses over time, I’ve observed two factors within your control that lead to much great returns.
Every morning, I meditate with Ernie resting his head on my lap. It’s a special time.
We should eat more leafy greens, go plant based, eat fish not red meat, don’t eat dairy…