Taibi Kahler has suggested that there are two types of Almost pattern. He calls the one we have discussed “Almost type I”. In his “Almost type II”, the person actually does make it to the top of the hill.
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3. Almost Script
Fred borrows a book from
his friend. Giving it back, he
says: “Thanks for the book. I
have read it all except the
last chapter.” When Fred
cleans his car, he gets it
almost clean, except for a
few patches of mud which
he missed.
4. Almost Script
Living his Almost pattern over
the longer term, Fred has
almost been promoted at
work. But though he got near
the boss’s chair, he is not quite
made it in there. Each time he
gets to the short list, and each
time he somehow fails to
perform at the interview.
5. Almost Script
Berne called this script
pattern “Over and Over”.
However, later writers have
pointed out that all the
patterns are lived over and
over and so the title
“Almost” has been adopted
instead.