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However ,notever yt hi ngi andnotal waysweus egr ammat i cal r ul esors ens eandver i di cf act si nl anguage;Weal s omakeus e ofut t er ancesand pr opos i t i ons . Ut t et ances ,ar et al keds oundst hatwepr oduce,t heyar er el at ed t ophys i cal event s , mi ghtbegr ammat i cal ornot ,andi sj us ta s i ngl ephr as eorwor d.I t schat r act er i s t i ci st heus eoft he quot at i onmar ks( ”“) Ex ampl e: Doyoul i kemynew dr es s ? -” mmmm. . . Yeah!Notbad! ’ ’


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