Absolute change in meaning

18th November 2011, 12:00am

Guy Claxton and Bill Lucas talk of small shifts in language inducing big changes in attitude (TESpro, 11 November). They’re right. I tried putting “absolutely” in front of Ofsted’s “satisfactory”. It worked wonders.

Helen Barnes, Bourne, Lincolnshire.

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