Blog #4

The similarity in language between both authors Asimov and Sedaris is prominent in understanding. In both short stories of both authors we see that they are both knowledgeable men who although educated understand different logics of language. The quote by Asimov “Well, doc, the next guy who came in was a blind man. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?" Indulgently, I lifted my Right hand and made scissoring motions with my first two fingers” is very similar to the quote from Sedaris when he states “Understanding doesn’t mean that you can suddenly speak the language. Far from it” because Asimov understands the joke that his mechanic was pointing out but in his response he didn’t speak the language that was meant for the joke. That even if you can understand what you are being told does not mean you will respond in the fashion that is desired. That your response is based on the level of your social knowledge and not what is to be always expected. I can relate because it works out in most classes in school, the teacher will ask me a question where I may know the answer to but when I try to answer, mostly anxious the words I choose to display are sometimes not the ones my teachers look for even though they fit. In my attempt to understand what is to be told, I clearly choose the indifferent language.

“Well, doc, the next guy who came in was a blind man. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?" Indulgently, I lifted my Right hand and made scissoring motions with my first two fingers” (Asimov 2)

“Understanding doesn’t mean that you can suddenly speak the language. Far from it” (Sedaris 3)