Comment by [deleted] on 06/07/2019 at 19:58 UTC*

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View submission: Reddit has the most unprecedentedly dense concentration of pedantry that has ever existed in the history of humanity.

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Comment by RichardBonham at 06/07/2019 at 22:52 UTC

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Not at all. I’m saying that small island cultures often have elaborate linguistic customs intended to avoid misunderstandings or offenses. For example, lots of ways to say no without actually saying no.