Loose Ends: ‘Telling it like it is’ important

“Tell it like it is” or “say what you mean” are worthy admonitions to everyone whose job depends on good communication skills. Some words work well to increase communication and others fail miserably. Often though, those words get lost in the final translation and those who are paid to keep the lines of communication open botch the job.
Building strong communication in a community is dependent on words, so when a phrase from the old…