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== Phatic expressions ==
I propose changing this article's name to '''Phatic Expressions''', explaining what a phatic expression is, why people use them, and then adding sections for other phatic expressions people might use besides this one. For example, recently there was a discussion on twitter about how people use "Let's get coffee sometime" as a phatic expression.  [[User:Martienne17|Martienne17]] ([[User talk:Martienne17|talk]]) 11:21, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
I propose changing this article's name to '''Phatic Expressions''', explaining what a phatic expression is, why people use them, and then adding sections for other phatic expressions people might use besides this one. For example, recently there was a discussion on twitter about how people use "Let's get coffee sometime" as a phatic expression.  [[User:Martienne17|Martienne17]] ([[User talk:Martienne17|talk]]) 11:21, 24 August 2022 (UTC)


: I'm not sure. In cases where the technical term is not familiar to many (I'd never heard of Phatic Expressions), I think it's easier to navigate to a topic of interest if the title is meaningful to everybody. Within the page itself, certainly, introducing the technical term for a thing and expanding with explanatory examples adds interest and an educational element. Others may think differently, so I'm open to further debate, it was just my thought. :) - [[User:Russell Cannon|Russell Cannon]] ([[User talk:Russell Cannon|talk]]) 12:34, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
: This is a great idea, actually. For now I'll just add a stub page [[Phatic expression]] and add "See also"-links on both pages! --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 23:32, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 
: Cool. "Let's do lunch some time." "Let's get together soon." etc. There are so many of them we use that even neurotypical people get confused. Non-fluent speakers of a language can have a hard time with these as well. [[User:Adiffer|Adiffer]] ([[User talk:Adiffer|talk]]) 23:53, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

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Phatic expressions[edit]

I propose changing this article's name to Phatic Expressions, explaining what a phatic expression is, why people use them, and then adding sections for other phatic expressions people might use besides this one. For example, recently there was a discussion on twitter about how people use "Let's get coffee sometime" as a phatic expression. Martienne17 (talk) 11:21, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

This is a great idea, actually. For now I'll just add a stub page Phatic expression and add "See also"-links on both pages! --Fochti (talk) 23:32, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Cool. "Let's do lunch some time." "Let's get together soon." etc. There are so many of them we use that even neurotypical people get confused. Non-fluent speakers of a language can have a hard time with these as well. Adiffer (talk) 23:53, 25 August 2022 (UTC)