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Record 1 1998-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Communication
CONT

The Western notion of getting right to the point is next to impossible in Japanese. Yes, you can learn the words for "What do you think of my widgets," but you cannot force your Japanese contacts to reply in a straightforward manner. ... In other words, learn Japanese and learn the gentle art of non-speak, so essential to doing business in Japan. (Financial Times, 25 May 1985, in Vocable no 22, 4 Jul. 1985, p. 8.).

Key term(s)
  • innuendo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la communication
Key term(s)
  • non-dire
  • non-dit
  • allusion

Spanish

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