Sunday, January 14, 2018

Context? XXXVI

As I flipped past NPR's "Morning Edition" on KWMU today, I heard a nurse say, "I didn't go into nursing to try to save lives..."  As I started to switch stations, I thought, "Wait a minute.  I want to hear what she says next."  I turned back to KWMU and heard her say, "I went into nursing to provide care, a shoulder, a listening ear..."

Whew!  This was NPR, so I figured there probably wouldn't be a shocking twist or any callous follow-up statement, such as, "It pays better than my previous job," but when you hear something out of context...