Is “should” ever necessary?

A faithful reader asks What’s the best response to “I should have ______  (done x y z more) and if I had, things would be different now”?     Thank you.”       Ah, yes!  Our “Darling Shoulds!”  How we resist relinquishing them!   As if they were some jewel more precious than diamonds!   😉  Originally posted […]

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What are you ???

Posted by Rex Alexander on Sun 26 Oct 25 in ePrime, General Semantics, Homework |

HOMEWORK (1) When you think of who and what you are, do you think your “nature” or “essence” is more like a fountain or a statue?     Originally posted 2017-05-18 19:27:52.

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Racism and REBT

Posted by Rex Alexander on Sun 26 Oct 25 in General Semantics, Racism & other "isms" |

  On one of the online forums, we have have been having a heated discussion about the latest inflammation in the Middle East and the recent fighting between Israel and Palestine.  The label and accusation of  “racism” has been hurled by both sides. Originally posted 2012-11-17 16:47:48.

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A reader is confused about labels and self-rating

Rate behavior . . . not self, and you are doing good ePrime and  on the right track for doing good REBT.  This process is even more comprehensible and user-friendly if you learn something about ePrime, which is not too much of a stretch   Originally posted 2013-07-17 02:39:22.

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Is ePrime more than just a “semantic game”?

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 26 Sep 25 in ePrime, General Semantics, Uncategorized |

  Someone recently wrote something to the effect that he embraces the principle of ePrime, but does not use it in ordinary conversation because it often sounds peculiar and therefore might alienate the other person.   Originally posted 2012-12-31 03:20:25.

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Toward Understanding e-Prime

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 5 Sep 25 in ePrime, General Semantics, Guest Author Posts |

TOWARD UNDERSTANDING E-PRIME by Robert Anton Wilson Originally published  nobeliefs.com Robert Anton Wilson E-PRIME, abolishing all forms of the verb “to be,” has its roots in the field of general semantics, as presented by Alfred Korzybski in his 1933 book, Science and Sanity. Originally posted 2013-04-24 07:38:38.

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Happiness of your life depends upon the the quality of your thoughts

Originally posted 2016-04-11 07:31:06.

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e-Prime: Roses seem red . . .

Posted by Rex Alexander on Fri 29 Aug 25 in e-Prime, General Semantics |

Originally posted 2017-02-15 05:31:07.

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ISes Don’t, And Nouns Are Not

Posted by John Chase Schaeffer on Fri 22 Aug 25 in ePrime, General Semantics, Guest Author, Humor |

We are very pleased to include the whimsical-yet-profound poetic exploration of what I have termed”The Tyranny of the Nouns!”  by John Chase Schaeffer.  Enjoy!  Thanks, John!   Originally posted 2017-05-18 07:59:30.

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Are humans “animals” or another class of life entirely?

Posted by Rex Alexander on Wed 20 Aug 25 in ePrime, General Semantics, REBT & Other therapies compared |

Originally posted 2017-03-06 05:48:19.

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