Language Niches (long)

[Robin Becker]

In article <9k3eb7$2a326$1 at ID-11957.news.dfncis.de>, Emile van Sebille
<emile at fenx.com> writes
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>> >I'm not sure it is going anywhere in particular. Just some people
>shootin'
>> >the breeze.
>> yes the point of discourse is to replace silence. Sometimes the silence
>> is prefereable :)
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>> Robin Becker
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>Is that like the opposite of talking is waiting to talk?
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no it's anti-talking :) Whether that's also listening is another
question.
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Robin Becker