Enunciation has gone by the wayside.
It's not enough that our language has been corrupted by slang, obscenities and simple misuse, we have now descended into an abyss of texting. And what is texting? Using one's thumbs to type made-up acronyms on a tiny TV. Even talking on the phone has been all but relegated to the cemetary of the Old-Fashioned.
I gave a speech recently about non-verbal communication, talking about the myriad ways we communicate - with each other, as well as between species. I spoke about the incredible power of facial expressions as communicators. The eyes are the "tell" in poker - imagine, such a tiny part of our anatomy can do so much harm, or be used for good.
But I digress. Beyond the misuse of our language, enunciation has been all but eliminated as a useful skill to develop. There are many who mutter and speak so poorly as to sound drunk, slurring their words, and being generally totally unintelligible. Others have adopted the annoying habit of peppering their conversations with "like," and modifying their voice to sound like 12-year-old prepubescent girls, this from otherwise professional adults! I wonder if any of them realize how unprofessional they come across?
