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[randomness]

One way to measure the subtlety of a conversation is by the number of significant silences.

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[idontknowscurvy.livejournal.com]

Alternately, you can use that to measure the awkwardness.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Hey, I hadn't thought of that, but you're totally right.

And a subtle silence can abruptly turn into an awkward one if the significant information is misinterpreted.

[contrariety.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I think you might want to add in a modifier for length of silence. For instance, I think a conversation with frequent short significant silences is more subtle than a conversation with frequent long, heavy significant silences.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Indeed, one of the previous drafts of this post talked about both quantity and import. But I really wanted to get it down to something concise. My other attempts seemed awkward.

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

Hmmm..............................interesting............................food for thought............................................

:)

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

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