Sometimes precision and prestige push in the same direction; sometimes they're at odds.
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Replying to @ctbeiser
@ctbeiser was talking to@Meaningness about this - he thinks among higher classes, vagueness is a feature1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@ctbeiser@sarahdoingthing (because it puts the burden on the spoken-to to do more of the linguistic work.)1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@ctbeiser@sarahdoingthing also being too explicit is a sign you think the other person is dumb1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@Meaningness@ctbeiser@sarahdoingthing on the plus side though, vagueness can allow for more interesting misundertandings1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@The_Lagrangian@ctbeiser@sarahdoingthing and plausible deniability1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@The_Lagrangian@ctbeiser yesss hugely important feature of language1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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D-Cells Bruised My Flesh Retweeted Nate Silver
@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness@The_Lagrangian@ctbeiser In a nice timing coincidence, Nate Silver agrees.https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/671542990456922112 …D-Cells Bruised My Flesh added,
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@ctbeiser @TristanSevers @Meaningness @The_Lagrangian [citation needed]
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