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 {{g}}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. Knowing looks, and an expression which says “haven’t ''I'' been clever”. It may be followed hard on its heels, by a vigorous bout of [[deem]]ing.
+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, ''exactly''. “Haven’t ''we'' been clever”.
+[[Hypothetical]]s, which are from the “[[equivalent]]” bank of the River Pedantry may be followed, hard on their heels, by a vigorous bout of [[deem]]ing.
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+*[[Deem]]
 *The [[reasonable man]] (or, for that matter, [[Reasonable woman|woman]])
 *{{sex|Sexy}} language. Sorry, I mean sex''ist'' language.
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