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Originally Posted by Jim
I just got a call from Greenie. He left a message calling me Kramer  I think it stems from my use of "niggardly". If you don't know what it means or if you think it's something it's not... |
I don't know if we have any NLP fans here (among the copysmiths perhaps), but this is clearly an example of what I find is an interesting concept:
"The meaning of your communication is the response you get."
No matter what the dictionary clarifies, I would strongly advise against telling a crowd of African-Americans that they're acting niggardly, even if at the time they're all standing around a Salvation Army bell ringer and refusing to toss so much as a penny in her bucket.
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Disclaimer: I was into
NLP in the 70s, before it was really called that, and way before it became all about life coaching. But the underlying principle of
"the map is not the territory" applies equally well today.