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Exchange Vocabulary

Instead of Thinking... Try thinking...
must ... prefer ...
should ... it is desirable ...
have to ... choose to ...
need ... want ...
can't ... choose not to ...
ought ... had better ...
never ... rarely ...
all ... many ...
always ... often ...
can't stand ... don't like ...
awful ... highly undesirable ...
bad person ... bad behavior ...
I am a failure ... I failed at ...

Here are some examples:

Instead of Try
I have to do well. I want to do well.
You shouldn't do that. I prefer you not do that.
You never help me. You rarely help me.
I can't stand my job. I don't like my job.
You are a bad boy. That behavior is undesirable.
I'm a loser. I failed at this one task.
I need love. I want love, but I don't need it.

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