Discussing my daughter's English essay. Positive statements are usually more effective than negative. Better to say that something is rather than that the opposite is not. Thinking that this is one reason why I tend to make mainly positive statements to my patients, especially as many are anxious about the well-being of their baby, or, in gynaecology, fearful of cancer.
Better to say, "The baby is well" than "I can't seem to find any problems with the baby".
Likewise it is undoubtedly better to say "I love you" than "I can't seem to find a really good reason to dislike you"....... or so my wife tells me.
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