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Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by novok on Friday May 21, 2021 @12:16AM (#27230445)
Its more than a face, it's also tone of voice, posture, and so on. With it gone, people tend to assume the worst, because humans are biased to interpreting things in the negative when something is ambiguous.
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Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by developer93 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @02:49AM (#27244161)
Being within punching range also has a calming effect on most people.
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