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From: liz@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: redundancy in language and mis-pronunciations
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Date: Sun, 27-Nov-83 00:41:22 EST
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One reason people repeat questions in answers (as in "What this
computer supposed to do?"  "What this computer does is sort records.")
is to clarify what was said.  For example, someone asks you about
the computer, but you're not sure exactly what he said.  You can
make a guess, and since you're pretty sure you're somewhere in the
right area, you go ahead and answer.  But, you use some redundancy
in the answer to confirm what you heard.  Another reason is if you
don't understand *why* someone is asking a question -- especially
if you think they know the answer already.

				-Liz Allen
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Univ of Maryland, College Park MD
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