In Charles Bazerman’s article “Writing Expresses and Shares Meaning to Be Reconstructed by the Reader” he explains that using a medium of written words and sentences we can communicate a meaning. The meanings do not reside in the text but in the relation of the reader, text and writer. Meanings for a writer come from their thoughts. The meaning assigned by a reader come from experiences and objects that are accessible. A writer’s shared expressions can provoke anxiety about how a reader will interpret it. A meaning is communicated to a reader through written words from the writer.
A personal experience I have with a writing that did not have the effect intended was a text to my biological dad. I had intended to send a text of what my dad had texted me to my mom to inform her of the plans for the weekend but I ended up sending the text to my dad. Sending it to him was not the major mistake; My mom and I call my dad ‘Light Switch’ to each other never in front or to him, in the text I stated “Light Switch said…” That text caused me to feel bad towards my dad for him knowing that I do not call him dad to my mom and others. I apologized profusely to him but he just made a joke out of it. I still feel bad about it at times but at least him and I can laugh about it.
