As a child, I was taught “speak only when spoken to.” But I ignored that. It took far too many years for me to grasp the wisdom in this simple instruction. I think the world has forgotten “if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all.” And in amateur radio we are taught “word conservation” to deliver the clearest message in the shortest way possible. Not an easy one for me but safe advice to use in our daily lives.
