minimal responses

created by ukyoCE

(idea) by ukyoCE (2.5 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sun Apr 30 2000 at 2:34:19

Responses that are just adequate, if even.
The responses you give when you want something to take the hint and stop talking to you. They ask an elaborate and deep question, you say "no". And nothing more. They ask something else, you mumble "I don care".

Real conversation requires that you give extended responses (a minimal response plus an explanation or anecdote, and likely return the questioner with a question of your own.

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Two Cultures Model of Gender Differences in Language Use	Pulling Teeth	Language and Gender	Anecdote
Tag question	mediocre	minimal	adequate

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