Posted by daisym on July 23, 2004, at 15:18:36
In reply to Re: Use of dramatic language » AuntieMel, posted by Miss Honeychurch on July 23, 2004, at 15:06:04
There is actually a lot of psychology about the words people use...or don't use. We talked about word origins yesterday and freudian slips. I think we reveal more than we think by how we phrase things. This is the whole idea about free associating...what words come to mind.
My therapist likes to pick up on the word "wrong." I'll say something feels wrong...and that starts the whole "why? What else is associated? (fear, anger, pain)" etc. It often takes us into an intense discussion that I didn't expect.
On the other hand, I often tell him, "late is sometimes "just" late!"
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