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The language of possibility

by Joanna on June 22, 2007

I’ve just been doing this with a client and thought it would be worth sharing here.  It’s an exercise that helps to shift the way you feel about things you want – or think you want – just by playing around with language patterns.  (For those that are interested it’s the difference between modal operators [...]

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Modal Operators

by Joanna on May 22, 2007

Modal operators are language patterns that set rules.  They are classed as generalisations in the Meta Model – because we generalise out from one experience to generate a rule ("I must" or "I can’t)
Modal operators of possibility set rules about what’s possible. 
A limiting pattern would be when we use them in the negative. 
"I [...]

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