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Steven Pinker on Common Knowledge

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Humor, Timing, and Indirect Speech

Why jokes rely on precise wording and timing to deliver concentrated pleasure, and why people speak indirectly (politeness, plausible deniability) to avoid creating damaging common knowledge.

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