<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi, Dan, you may be surprised when looking to the backside of that famous slogan:<div>In my opinion and experience it is:</div><div>»You will be surprised realizing that you are already prepared (without any special preparation)«</div><div><br></div><div>Florian</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>Am 26.10.2013 um 15:17 schrieb Daniel Mezick:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> When responding to Jenifer's thoughts earlier, I realized:<br> <br> The slogan "Be Prepared to Be Surprised" is a most interesting one in OST. <br> <br> It is actually an illocutionary speech act.... of type "<b><i>Directive</i></b>".<br> <br> So, located here in OST, baked into it, we have a specific slogan that is attempting to <b><big>cause</big></b> the hearer to take a particular action, e.g. a request, <big><b>commands</b></big> and advice. A directive!<br> <br> I wonder if the undeniably directive structure of "Be Prepared to Be Surprised" really aligned with the intention/spirit/philosophy of OST.<br> <br> Dan<br> <br> <br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>