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Delimiter between question and answer:

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