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"To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant)."
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"(psychology) To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant)."
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}
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"word": "tactic"
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"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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"ref": "2006, “Block Party”, in Corner Gas:",
"text": "Wanda \"Hey, can you show us?\"\nKaren \"No\"\nBrent \"We promise not to make fun of you.\"\nKaren \"No\"\nLacey \"Okay, we promise TO make fun of you.\"\nKaren \"I'm getting a drink\"\nLacey \"I was trying a different tact.\"\nWanda \"Bad tack.\"",
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