\u201cEk was die afgelope week Kaap toe, jy weet. Die weer was so mooi, mens kan nie glo daar was onlangs vewoestende storms nie, jy weet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dis maar \u2019n klein voorbeeld van hoe mense praat en \u2018dinkwoorde\u2019 gebruik. As radiojoernalis was dit een van die grootste irritasies om nuusmakers se dinkwoorde uit te redigeer. <\/p>\n
As \u2018n storie net twee minute lank kan wees, tel elke sekonde en elke woord moet krag dra. Dikwels word sowat dertig sekondes of meer uit \u2019n kort onderhoud geredigeer.<\/p>\n
Meeste mense het maar \u2019n gunsteling dinkwoord. \u201cWat ek probeer s\u00ea\u201d is ook \u2019n betekenlose frase wat in die algemene geselstrant voorkom. So iets steek vas in jou brein, en gee \u2019n bietjie dinktyd voordat jy verder praat.<\/p>\n
\u2019n Vriendin se familielid gesels lekker, en s\u00ea graag \u201csulke dinge en dit.\u201d Dit gebeur natuurlik en die prater is meestal nie eers bewus van die herhalende frase nie. <\/p>\n
Maar vir die luisteraar is dit erg lastig en jy wag as\u2019t ware op die volgende een.<\/p>\n
Ander s\u00ea weer \u201cverstaan jy?\u201d na elke sin. Aan die begin van die gesels is mense dan geneig om \u201cja\u201d te antwoord, tot jy agterkom dis maar net onnadenkende woorde. Of \u2019n ander gebruik weer die nonsens-woorde \u201cis jy met my?\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ek ken ook iemand wat sommer s\u00ea \u201cwhat what what\u201d om \u2019n stuk van die vertelling korter te maak. Of die woorde \u201cen so aan\u201d of \u201cen so voorts\u201d.<\/p>\n
Nog \u2019n woord wat mense heeltemal onnadenkend gebruik is \u201congelooflik\u201d. Daar is wonderlike Afrikaanse woorde wat in die plek daarvan gebruik kan word, soos uitmuntend, verstommend, briljant, en manjifiek.<\/p>\n
Dis opvallend hoe die woord \u201cso\u201d nou sinneloos gebruik word as \u2019n dinkwoord. Op radio en televisie word dit tydens onderhoude aan die begin van sinne gebruik \u2013 om bietjie dinktyd te h\u00ea. <\/p>\n
Dan merk ek met my \u2018radio-redigering ore\u2019 hoe die woorde \u201cn\u00e8, okey, ja en nee\u201d ingelas word sonder betekenis. <\/p>\n
\u2019n Geliefde dosent, Amanda Meij, het jare gelede tydens \u2019n kommunikasie kursus vir onderwysstudente geleer hoe om van die gewoonte-woorde ontslae te raak. <\/p>\n
Dit is beslis nie maklik nie, maar baie effektief. <\/p>\n
Ons as studente moes voor in die klas staan en \u2019n storie vertel. Sy het agter in die klas gestaan en aandagtig geluister. Sodra jy die dink-woord gebruik, klap sy haar vingers. Eers wonder jy \u2018wat makeer dan nou, wat gaan aan\u2019, en gaandeweg besef jy dit gebeur telkens as jy dieselfde dinkwoord gebruik. <\/p>\n
Deur die loop van jou vertelling begin jy geleidelik die dink-woord al minder gebruik omdat daar \u2019n bewuswording is. Die volgende dag vertel jy die storie weer, en dis verstommend hoe die lastige woord nie een keer by jou mond uitspring nie. <\/p>\n
Dan konsentreer jy op wat jy s\u00ea. <\/p>\n
Dit geld seker ook vir vloekwoorde. As mens bewus gemaak word van j\u00f3\u00fa dinkwoorde, en belangstel om dit uit te wis, sal di\u00e9 tegniek beslis geslaagd wees.<\/p>\n
Voor jy jou weet, begin sal jy ook dan uitluister wanneer ander mense praat en in \u2019n kwessie van minute se gepraat, eintlik niks s\u00ea behalwe dink- en nonsens woorde nie. <\/p>\n
Ons taal is so ryk en beskrywend. Gooi gerus die onnadenkende woorde weg en vervang dit met kleurvolles. Verstaan jy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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