Last Updated on August 10, 2017 by FERS Disability Attorney
It is the accent and the inflection upon a syllable that sometimes makes all the difference. Take the following examples:
“I am too busy to…”
“I am too busy, too.”
The extra consonant in the last word makes all the difference; for, in the former statement, if it is stated in response to a call for help, it dismisses the request by informing the other person that one is simply unable to offer any assistance. In the latter response, the subtlety of the answer should not be overlooked. For, it is a statement of one’s own conglomeration of activities; it is not a refusal or even a rejection of a request; rather, it merely describes the current state of parallel universes that may or may not still allow for lending a hand. Thus:
“Hey, Jim, can you lend me a hand?”
“I am too busy to.”
(Outright rejection)
Or:
“Hey, Jim, can you lend me a hand?”
“I am too busy, too.” Nevertheless, Jim walks over and lends his assistance.
Can a single consonant make such a difference? Without the written word, can the mere inflection, intonation and syllabic accent of a lingering “o” allow for the subtlety of differences otherwise unseen except with the written word? Would it make a difference, if it was stated in a southern drawl, a foreign accent or in “broken English”?
When one pauses and considers the consequences of language and its effects upon discourse, it makes one pause and shudder, that even in this age of Twitter and abbreviated language compositions and the irrelevance of grammar upon our daily lives, that distinctions can still cause a difference.
Are such modulated intonations significant? Perhaps they are rarely, if ever, “life changing” events, but nevertheless can effectuate confusion or miscommunication such that disagreements may arise.
Language is the tool of communication and the effective conveyance of thoughts and conceptual paradigms. This is important to remember for Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers who are considering preparing, formulating and filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether the Federal employee or U.S. Postal worker is under FERS, CSRS or CSRS Offset.
For, in the end, it is the written word that is the sword of a triumphant Federal Disability Retirement application, or the injury that defeats the same, and whether the extra consonant may make the difference depends upon the effectiveness of the rest of the application.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
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