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What matters the most is not the words within an utterance, but the discourse conveyed by that utterance. [Translation: how you say it matters less than what you say.]

Under certain circumstances. How you say things in work and personal settings such as dating can absolutely affect outcomes.

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TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
The number of times I’ve been attacked over tone growing up tells me that I either had abusive parents, or and that how you say stuff matters a lot. Intonation can also turn a statement into a question or even make it sarcastic. Words come with baggage beyond their meaning, and using a word with negative connotations can turn a compliment into an insult.

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lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
In the specific case of clanker vocab leaking into the general population, that’s no big deal. Bots are “trained” towards a bland, unoffensive, neutral words and expressions; stuff like “indeed”, “push the boundaries of”, “delve”, “navigate the complexities of $topic”. Mostly overly verbose discourse markers.

However when speaking in general grounds you’re of course correct, since the choice of words does change the meaning. For example, a “please” within a request might not change the core meaning of the request, but it conveys “I believe to be necessary to show you respect”.

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- Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I take the specific view that inadvertent phrasing of three words or less has repeatedly changed my life. Three is actually really excessive. One usually does the job; I only had to go to three once.
  
  But then again, I’m a writer. Oh, I sure as shit wasn’t the first time, but this is where serendipity cones into play. You know what you have to say without even thinking about it.
  
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