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by nickff 1962 days ago
Which word in their statement indicates causation? I generally look for the word 'because'.
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harperlee 1961 days ago
Natural language tends to assume the receiver of the message shares sufficient context with the emmiter as to be able to infer their communicative intention even if it lacks some key word, or logical stepping stone.
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Person5478 1961 days ago
seriously, this is a common problem online for some reason.

Why do so many people try to act as if implication isn't a thing in online interactions?

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