NLP, language and exagerations

One of the most useful things I learned from a decade of studying NLP is the use of language in personal and group communications. Amazingly many NLPers even after extensive training can fall into the trap of not paying attention to how they say in written and spoken communications.

Common mistakes are using many of the following phrases that suggest failure. These include

"Try to"
"Hopefully"
"Strive to"

There can also tendency to exagerate sometimes ludicrous extent. I saw a youtube video recently on NLP in Education where the speaker referred to statistics on improvements learning that were shall we say "somewhat optimistic..."