The title of this post (English: “There is a troll in the words”) suggests that we should choose our words carefully, because there may be a troll in what we say. But what exactly does that mean? In this post I hope to explain a popular Norwegian maxim while in the process, I hope to offer tips to improve our comunication with each other. If you’ve heard any nursery rhymes or bedtime stories when you were a child, you likely learned that trolls were horrible creatures.  They were evil, hideous, cruel, spirits of chaos, taking pleasure in causing fear and harm to others.  Not only that, they were volatile and unpredictable.  The more innocent the victim, the worse the troll would behave.  Some trolls were said to live under bridges, and others in the mountains.  People would avoid these places at all costs, even as you might avoid a house in your neighborhood that has a vicious dog. Today, we have trolls that pester and prey on us online.  Internet trolls are not friendly people either.  They insult us, provoke us, stir up hatred and even drive some young people to suicide.  But trolls, whether they live in the mountains, hide under bridges or frequent our favorite websites … Continue reading DET GÅR TROLL I ORD