Words are words aren't they?

Waiting for Hockey to start- meanwhile some thoughts on languages:


One theory " linguistic determinism" posits that our language determines how we see our world.
The other theory "linguistic relativism" proposes our language causes thoughts about it.
So we need to pose a question, can we think without use of language?
That depends on how we explain the meaning of thinking.

(This has a familiar ring to it?  Remember THAT famous expression: What is IS :-)!)

If we are claiming language connects culture with psychology, could that become the decisive way to clarify our feelings? Or identify our cultural up bringing?

An example of how people admonish, as in "Behave"

In English we say, be good.
Auf Deutsch sagt man, sei brav - but that could also mean be brave, be honest!
En Francais on dit, soyez sages - roughly translated it means, be wise!

And so it goes.
Be good, be honest, be wise,  above all be PATIENT :-)!
Hockey will be here sooner that you think!! 
Let's hope not THAT kind of hockey ;-)!

More clips to humor 'hockey deprived' impatient readers :-D