The way music and poetry can say so much in just one simple line. C. Quotes also leave me with a good feeling after I read them. A quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson gives me a good feeling after I read it. I will state the quote in my paper and explain what it means to me. The Limitations of Language as Communication A. Today slang is a major limitation in communication.
People perceive one word to mean the total opposite of what the speaker intended.
This limitation could cause many problems for people foreign to the English language. An example is the word bad, it now can also mean good if used as slang. B. Body language could also be a major problem for the United States and other countries. For instance, when Richard Nixon was in Russia and was giving them the peace sign. It turns out that the peace sign to them means what the middle finger does to us.