tuning into the clues

Poker players know all about the "tell" - those signs that indicate whether a player might be bluffing.

At a recent seminar on Type at the Movies (a great way to spend a winter's afternoon) Peter Malone (INFJ) remarked that people with a Feeling (F) preference will often use the word "Lovely".

So I was really amused to receive a copy of a genuine email that really shows type preferences in daily life:

'...wonderful job you do...you could probably send me a really good version...Our scanner is pathetic. No, that's pejorative. Our lovely scanner produces pathetic scans...How lovely! This will make my job [...] a lot easier...'