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		PhasmaFelis on Aug 26, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Do Colleges Give Honorary Degrees? If a sentence can be interpreted in two different ways, and it's clear from context which one the speaker meant, it's considered polite to choose that one.

knodi123 on Aug 26, 2015 [–]

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