No wonder English is such a difficult language to understand.
If you don't agree, ponder these examples.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
But really it's the simple things, those things that just seem intuitive, but aren't, that make the language so hard to get a handle on. Like, for instance, shouldn't Cyclops be spelled with one 'i'?
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Regardless of what you think of them, the next generation of young people are looking to enter the workforce full-time.
This new generation is tech-savvy to be sure.
If you thought Gen Y and Gen Xers were comfortable with technology, wait till you see these folks. Some are calling them Linksters.
Unlike other generations, these young adults did not have to learn to live in a world where technology is king, they were born into it.
Many of them were hammering away at keyboards before they could put coherent sentences together.
Some would say they still can't string more than a half-dozen words together without some form of shortcut popping up.
Unfortunately for employers, this expertise in e-excellence means they are less socially skilled than previous generations.
They may have 1,500 friends but they may as well be imaginary for all the face-to-face interaction this involves. Experts see Linksters as being so unprepared for the next stage of their lives, employers may need to pick up where parents have failed.
Inappropriate dress, no comprehension of deadlines and even something as simple as showing up to work on time are common failings of this generation.
Why doesn't this surprise me.
A generation brought up on "play dates" and the belief they are truly special might have been better served with some "Special Ed."
Because this current generation will someday run the world, we need an appropriate name from them.
We already have the alphabet generations, Gen X and Gen Y so it makes perfect sense to call them Gen Q.
If you wondering why Q, any generation which doesn't even know enough to show up for work on time has certainly doesn't have the intelligence to add the I.
