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Meta Model ‘Deletions’: Unspecified Verbs

These are simply verbs that aren’t as specific or clear as you need them to be. They count as ‘Deletions‘ […]

Why ‘Deletions’? ‘Deletions’ are where the speaker has left some information out. If that information is important, either because it’s

The final ‘Distortion’ pattern in the Meta Model is ‘Presuppositions’. These are the implicit statements embedded in what people say

(Or ‘Value Judgements’ in Everyday English) This continues the series on Meta Model ‘violations’ and the questions you can ask

Try This Quick ‘Presuppositions or Assumptions’ Exercise Imagine someone said the following sentence to you: “I’m not sure whether or

Interestingly, the important thing about both adjectives and adverbs is that you already use both of them expertly, even if

Presuppositions of Time place an event or an action before, after or during some other events or time periods, and

A quick look at presuppositions of complex equivalence and what they tell you – part of a series on NLP language patterns

First, a reminder that if you’re not familiar with the idea of ‘presuppositions’ in language (the implicit statements embedded in

How to Spot Presuppositions of Possibility or Necessity The tip off for presuppositions of possibility or necessity is the presence

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