Written all over it?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="This">This</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="has">has</span> ‘<span word="best">best</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>’ <span word="written">written</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grapple">grapple</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span>”. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="expressly">expressly</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="scold">scold</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="thus">thus</span>: “<span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="face">face</span>.” <span word="Babies">Babies</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mastered">mastered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deception">deception</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> – <span word="their">their</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="betrays">betrays</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="scold">scold</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="harshly">harshly</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hardening">hardening</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> – <span word="both">both</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="possibly">possibly</span>, <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="scold">scold</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="honed">honed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pretending">pretending</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finishes">finishes</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p>
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