Language can Degrade others

Most of us think that language is just for communication but it can sometimes degrade others. Like in the text author gave example of children taunt each other by name-calling. That is one of the forms that degrade language. We all know that language is way more powerful than the real life fist fights. This is the reason someone proudly said, “Pen is mightier than the sword”. It is because only few can see the fist fight but once the article is posted millions of people can access it. Language is the most important and common way of communication between human-beings. But some people don’t appreciate it. My best friend’s father is a stroke patient and is suffering from aphasia. A person suffering from aphasia can understand others but cannot express himself through speech or written form. I understood the importance of language through my friend’s father because every time he needs something, instead of speech he has to explain what he needs through gestures and sometimes my friend is able to understand it right away and sometimes it takes him hours to figure out what his father wanted. Therefore, we all should appreciate language and use it in a better way so society as a whole can be a better living place.