“Dude” as a prelude to a kiss-off, and other dismissive sentence beginnings
The world of conversation is full of Tells. Tells are those words, phrases or sentence formations that signal some of the underlying attitude and pathology of the writer or speaker. Many Tells are prefaces or beginnings to sentences or explanations. Some of those Tells are rather obvious to everybody. For example, beginning a statement with the phrase “with respect” is usually the prelude to a dismissal of an idea, person or group. Effectively, it is […]
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