It is what it is: Using ‘tautophrases’ to duck and deflect¶
Safire, W. (2006). It is what it is: Using ‘tautophrases’ to duck and deflect: Using ‘tautophrases’ to duck and deflect. Taipei Times.
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- The uses are not interchangeable: one pushes to end questioning; the other accepts an unfavorable condition.
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- The uses are not interchangeable: one pushes to end questioning; the other accepts an unfavorable condition.
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