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to be vague in an impolite way
stuff and whatever, whoever, whenever, whichever
When do we use placeholdrs?
When a speaker does not know or cannot remember the name of something
a couple of,a few, loads of , loats of are example of
Quantifiers
Whatsername is used for whom?
For women
Which type of vague can be used when someone can not think of the right word?
Generalisers
Thingy, thingummy, thingumijig are used for
Objects
What is Vague language?
is language that talks about something without directly saying what it is
Types of Vague language.
5: Place holders, list completers, quantifiers, generalisers, suffixes
Functions of Vague language
To sound natural, to speak inderectly
