Harvard linguist Steven Pinker explains why we use innuendo in various relationships. Short story: different kinds of relationships allow for different ways to communicating information and making requests. A section towards the end talks about how people come together to protest oppressive regimes. (Think Tunisia and Egypt. And Yemen and Bahrain.) Also, I love these RSA videos.
Steven Pinker: How Innuendo Makes Things Work | Open Culture
Steven Pinker: How Innuendo Makes Things Work | Open Culture
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