Olivia became upset when her boyfriend said, "Thanks for the grub!" after she cooked him dinner because the word "grub" always made her think of the disgusting worms that infested her parents' garden when she was a child. This illustrates the principle that
a. Communication is a process
b. Communication is symbolic
c. Communication is human
d. Communication is influenced by culture
b. When we communicate, we use symbols to represent things and to
express ourselves. Although her boyfriend used the word "grub" to mean food, the personal
meaning Olivia had for the word was more powerful than the definition her boyfriend had in
mind. While neither Olivia nor her boyfriend used the word "grub" incorrectly, Olivia became
upset because she attached a very negative personal meaning to the word.
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