Trumpspeak confuses all

By Jerry Marsh

Does the onus for clear communication fall on the sender or the recipient? If readers do not understand what I write, is it my fault or theirs? I suspect we all agree that the burden falls on me.

I allude to President Trump’s recent announcement to the world that in anticipation of a North Korean missile test, the United States had sent an armada to the Sea of Japan in order to demonstrate toughness and resolve to Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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