This is when the listener cannot determine exactly what you mean, because the
syntax of the sentence is structured as a Syntactic Ambiguity.
Examples of this are…
“Those farming farmers are confusing.” Are the farmers farming (or training)
other farmers, or are the farmers just farming on the farm?
“Moving movers is slow.” Are the movers slow to move out of your way, or are
the people moving your house furniture slow to act?
“Racing racers is tiring.” Is it racing the racers that is tiring, or is the act of racing tiring?
“Building builders are hard work.” Are the builders training new apprentice
builders, or is someone having a hard time working with the builders?
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During this chapter I’ve shared the basic patterns that make up the Milton Model.
Next is going from what you do with your language now, to a level where you can
use this model unconsciously. An easy way to do that is to pick one pattern each
day and practice it over and over until you no longer have to think about it, and it becomes automatic. Just like driving a car.
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