Another lesson I have learned is to say exactly what I mean and leave no room for misinterpretation.
Long ago, I learned not to ask "Would you like to come and read to me?"
The answer will of course be no.
I now say, "It is your turn to read."
I work with people who are also adept at this. When a child locked a toilet door from the inside, we knew who had done it, just not how. Rather than ask them 'if' they had done it, my colleague said;
"Did you go over the top, or underneath?"
We had found our culprit.
Long ago, I learned not to ask "Would you like to come and read to me?"
The answer will of course be no.
I now say, "It is your turn to read."
I work with people who are also adept at this. When a child locked a toilet door from the inside, we knew who had done it, just not how. Rather than ask them 'if' they had done it, my colleague said;
"Did you go over the top, or underneath?"
We had found our culprit.
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