An interesting article by Tony Proscio in the  Spring 2007 edition of the Stanford Social Innovation Review explores misunderstandings due to language and interpretations.  The author uses the capacity building to illustrate the points.

 From the article:

 "There are a handful of toxic words and phrases that have a way of polluting any stream of consciousness, muddying the concepts and making it impossible to see what facts and arguments (if any) lie below the surface. The nonprofit and public sectors have more than their share of these kinds of expressions, which may be one reason that some areas of public debate seem to drag on forever without making much progress."

http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/sound_and_fury/

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