Aliens? Fair enough. They're outsiders dealing w/ a 2nd language; idiom is unfamiliar. W/ no context, literal interpretation is the default.
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Replying to @Hal_Duncan
@Hal_Duncan (Earth) languages have idioms, so they usually get identified even when meaning is unfamiliar. Literalism is very rare IRL.2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@Hal_Duncan Exactly. The "literal interpretation" thing is just a lazy shortcut, usually from monolingual authors.5 replies 1 retweet 1 like
Replying to @Milerama
@Milerama @Hal_Duncan But the UT isn't supposed to be dependent on such things, it works on totally new species
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