Book Bonanza Wednesday! Chapter 18: Coming to terms

by Pace and Kyeli on May 13th, 2009 @ 9:30 am in Usual Error Project
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Each week we give away the next chapter of our book for free. We hope you enjoy it! Here’s this week’s chapter:

Chapter 18: Coming to terms

Define your Terms

Mary and Kathi’s Example: A Few Sandwiches

Mary: “I’m hungry. What is there to eat?”

Kathi: “There were a few sandwiches left over from dinner last night. I put them in the fridge.”

Mary: “I can’t find them. I only ate three this afternoon. Where are the rest?”

Kathi: “Oh, I think that’s about all there were, three or so.”

Mary: “I thought you said there were a few!”

Kathi: “Yeah, you know, a few, three or so.”

Mary: “What?! Everyone knows ‘a few’ means at least five or six. Now what am I supposed to eat?”


…and here’s the rest:

Today’s guest stars are Amanda Braman-Ray as Mary and Heather The Great as Kathi. Don’t they make a cute couple? (;


Have you read our book, The Usual Error? It teaches you how to solve communication issues with compassion and understanding, how to get rid of needless conflict from your life, how to make your relationships smoother, and how to generally be happier. Also, the illustrations are super cool. (:

You can buy it on Amazon or read it for free online.

2 Comments!

#1 Posted by Bob Poole on May 14th, 2009 2:23 pm | link

Does the concept of monkey sphere (150 people) conflict with that of a tribe (lot of people)? Or, is it likely that within a tribe, you can only pay attention to 150 or less yet still belong to a larger group in a loosely organized fashion?

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#2 Posted by Pace on May 14th, 2009 3:32 pm | link

I think that within a tribe of >150, you can only have weak ties with many of the people. Usually sub-tribes or interest groups form if it’s the kind of tribe that wants tighter social cohesion.

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