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A [[lawyer]]’s “scare quotes” that says, “we didn’t have this conversation, and if you claim that we did, I will deny all knowledge. But as we both know, we ''did''. But, as far as the boss is concerned, I didn’t say that.” | A [[lawyer]]’s “scare quotes” that says, “we didn’t have this conversation, and if you claim that we did, I will deny all knowledge. But as we both know, we ''did''. But, as far as the boss is concerned, I didn’t say that.” | ||
“Say what?” | “Say what?” | ||
[[Hypothetical]]s | A tap on the nose, a knowing look, and a wise expression which says, “''precisely'', my dear fellow. ''Precisely''” . | ||
[[Hypothetical]]s hail from the same bank of the River Pedantry as “[[equivalence]]” — or should we say, are from a bank equal to the same bank as equivalence — and often are promptly followed by a vigorous bout of [[deem]]ing. | |||
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Plausible deniability.
A lawyer’s “scare quotes” that says, “we didn’t have this conversation, and if you claim that we did, I will deny all knowledge. But as we both know, we did. But, as far as the boss is concerned, I didn’t say that.”
“Say what?”
A tap on the nose, a knowing look, and a wise expression which says, “precisely, my dear fellow. Precisely” .
Hypotheticals hail from the same bank of the River Pedantry as “equivalence” — or should we say, are from a bank equal to the same bank as equivalence — and often are promptly followed by a vigorous bout of deeming.
See also
- Deem
- The reasonable man (or, for that matter, woman)
- Sexy language. Sorry, I mean sexist language.