# Dual-Meaning Words as Prompt Strategy Another angle on strategic language use with LLMs: choosing words that sit at the intersection of multiple meaning-spaces. **Example:** "Can I knock this idea around with you?" The phrase "knock around" carries both: - **Non-aggressive**: casual exploration, batting ideas back and forth - **Aggressive**: testing, challenging, roughing up an idea By using words with overlapping [[semantic networks]], you potentially activate two conceptual clusters simultaneously rather than just one. The dual connotation might prime the model to engage with both modes—collaborative exploration *and* critical testing. This suggests a prompt strategy: choose words that sit at semantic intersections to tap into richer associative networks. this builds on that tweet I saw when he mentions the initials CEV. --- Related: [[Performative Language in LLM Prompts]]