Pragmatic Rules can make a good communication, but they do not necessarily make a good person.
Whether it is asking daddy for permission to go to the Prom; or asking the boss to hire me; or asking a girl out on a date; or asking the PTA members to vote for me, or just getting along with my wife, pragmatics rules are the name of the game. But a wor
They are only rules. Many children with a history of language disorders, who still fail to abstract these rules appear to be true nerds. They put their foot in their mouths with every sentence they try.
However, basically, they are often good, albeit frustrated persons, with a will, but no capacity to communicate and socialize.
On the other hand, there are those who master the pragmatic skills and appear as angels--but in reality are the worst kind of devils.
Ted Bundy (mass murder of women) possessed pragmatic skills that could charm a humming bird off a tree. But as a human, he was the worst of beasts.
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