Submitted by quipp68 t3_119h7l4 in LifeProTips
dataminer-x t1_j9mozbk wrote
This may sound odd, but I avoid using negative language like, "don't".
The rationale is that sometimes when you say something like, "Don't do it this way." There is a chance that they will register "Do it this way."
Instead (and I explain why I sometimes speak this way before I start teaching) I say something like, "This is incorrect", or, "This is a bad example."
Those phrases are less correct grammatically, but less likely to be misinterpreted as well.
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