2014-04-26 14:52:28 +00:00
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Spoken inarticulations
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2014-04-26 15:54:15 +00:00
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Words such as mumble, sigh, and groan are spoken in places where their
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referent might more naturally be used. It has been suggested that this usage
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derives from the impossibility of representing such noises on a comm link or
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in electronic mail, MUDs, and IRC channels (interestingly, the same sorts of
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constructions have been showing up with increasing frequency in comic
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strips).
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