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Weasel WordsWeasel Words
How to Keep from Committing How to Keep from Committing to Anythingto Anything
(Without even Trying)(Without even Trying)
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Weasel WordsWeasel Words
They don’t come from here: They come from here:
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Well Known ExamplesWell Known Examples
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Well Known ExamplesWell Known Examples
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Why do we use them?Why do we use them?
We live in a polite society(but we’re inconsiderate bastards)
We’re selfish(but we like to keep our options open)
We’re afraid to commit(but we don’t want to disappoint)
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It Hasn’t Always Been This WayIt Hasn’t Always Been This Way
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It Hasn’t Always Been This WayIt Hasn’t Always Been This Way
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Why the change?Why the change?
Advances in technology
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Disappointment breeds a lack Disappointment breeds a lack of Commitmentof Commitment
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Snowball EffectSnowball Effect
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Today’s ToolsToday’s Tools
Instant communications = Instant avoidance
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Okay, I get it. Now What?Okay, I get it. Now What?
Let’s take a look at some carefully chosen words that have become commonplace…
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I’ll TryI’ll Try
Convenient side-step answer to a Yes or No question
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Between 8:00 and 9:00Between 8:00 and 9:00
A time range that may or may not hold, but not a firm commitment
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I’d like to, but…I’d like to, but…
Touchy-feely way of saying No, without actually saying No.
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It may be…
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I’m planning to…I’m planning to…
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We’ll seeWe’ll see
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Now what?Now what?
You know what they are
You know how to avoid them
Or…
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