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October 16, 2019 • 22:50 pm 0 points
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The good thing about words, Hanif Kureishi remarks in Loose Tongues, is that their final effect is incalculable.

[...] You can never know what your words might turn out to mean for yourself or for someone else; or what the world they make will be like. Anything could happen. The problem with silence is that we know exactly what it will be like. Kureishi, in sum, suggests : (i) There is always some risk involved in writing/speaking. (ii) It is better to avoid using words than to risk miscommunication. (iii) Words being predictable, are always open to misinterpretation. (iv) The unpredictable, in deed, is the strength of words. Determine the correct combination to the code : Code :

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  • Anamika borah

    In his speech " Loose Tongues and liberty". Hanif Kureishi said that the good things about words , sentences and stories in that their final effect is incalculable ...You can never know what your words might turn out to mean for yourself or for someone else; or what the word they might be like, Anything could happen. He in short suggesting what

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    Hanif Kureishi (1954-Present) is a British playwright. In his literary essay Loose Tongues he say – the good things about words, sentences and stories is that their final effect is incalculable. Unlike violence, talking is a free from, a kind of experiment. It is not a description of an inner state but an act, a kind of performance. it is an actor improvising – which is dangerous and unpredictable.

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