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Panich52

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Thu May 21, 2015, 10:47 AM May 2015

People with similar views closely mirror each others speech patterns / compromise promotes unity

People with similar views closely mirror each others speech patterns

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As social creatures, we tend to mimic each other's posture, laughter, and other behaviors, including how we speak. Now a new study shows that people with similar views tend to more closely mirror, or align, each other's speech patterns. In addition, people who are better at compromising align more closely.

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People with similar views closely mirror each others speech patterns / compromise promotes unity (Original Post) Panich52 May 2015 OP
Another link that's clearer. valerief May 2015 #1
Thanks for the link. n/t Judi Lynn May 2015 #2
I don't care who y'are; that's funny right there. Orsino Jun 2015 #3
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