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Adding emphasis to an empty word doesn't give it meaning. You answered my question but first you prefaced with asking me why I can't read your mind.
by shampine 11y ago
Adding emphasis to an empty word doesn't give it meaning. You answered my question but first you prefaced with asking me why I can't read your mind.
- sarciszewski 11y ago> Adding emphasis to an empty word doesn't give it meaning. It's not an empty word, it's a very important semantic detail about what I was actually saying. It was chosen specifically and purposefully to transmit that information. If you dismissed it as "an empty word", then the fault of this miscommunication is on your end. > You answered my question but first you prefaced with asking me why I can't read your mind. You chose to discard the information I already provided. You don't need to read my mind when every clue you need to piece together the intended meaning is written on the screen in front of you. (Or, if you're blind, maybe you experienced it as an audio stream?)
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- shampine 11y agoSimply put, you could have just answered the question. I wouldn't have asked it if you were clear about your meaning.
- sarciszewski 11y agoSorry, I don't know how to be clear to people whom treat the very important phrase "with confidence" as nonexistent in that sentence. Maybe this app will help? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.interactive8.readmestories.learntoread&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.interactiv...