Diplomacy¶
Nicolson, H. (1939). Diplomacy. Oxford University Press.
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- Diplomatic communication makes systematic use of the gap between literal and conveyed content — "the response was less than constructive" is severe displeasure under preserved deniability — and the same construction appears in Anglo-Saxon poetry, luxury-brand copy, face-saving criticism, and collegial refusal.
This sourceA British diplomat's study of diplomacy with a chapter on "diplomatic language", noting that diplomatic ambiguity and understatement can cause misunderstanding. A British diplomat's study of diplomacy treating a conventional "diplomatic language" and diplomatic understatement.
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“of diplo- matic ambiguity, or of diplomatic {{{understatement}}}, leads to actual misunderstanding. I remember”
- Diplomatic communication makes systematic use of the gap between literal and conveyed content — "the response was less than constructive" is severe displeasure under preserved deniability — and the same construction appears in Anglo-Saxon poetry, luxury-brand copy, face-saving criticism, and collegial refusal.
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