Communication

We didn't say anything because there was such an awful lot to say, and no language to say it in. - William Saroyan, My Name Is Aram, 1940.

When I use the word 'atomic', I think of all the little subatomic particles. I think of the overall charge of the atom, the Periodic Table, etc. But when most people read the word 'atomic', they seem to think of simply of 'small itty bitty things'.

So then I try using the word 'molecular'. And when I think of molecular, I think of 2 or more atoms bonded either covalently or ionically that may or may not interact with other atoms and molecules. But when most people read 'molecular', they seem to think of 'small itty bitty things'.

Three different people today called me eloquent; 2 as comments on something I wrote and 1 on something I said. I never feel eloquent. I'm not sure how to feel about being called eloquent; I know it is a compliment but I do not have a feeling about it other than a feeling of hope that something I meant got across to other people.