In schools in the late 1970s in my part of west London, disbelief of an interlocutor's words would be expressed by exclaiming "Jimmy Hill!", while simultaneously stroking an imaginary beard.
In his book Plato's Socratic Conversations (1986), Stokes offered a careful and systematic reading of three dialogues (the Laches, the dialectical part of the Symposium and the Protagoras) that emphasised the way in which the character of Socrates makes use of his interlocutor's positions, admissions, social function and status to refute their views.
Rather, speakers signal approval of an interlocutor's statement by uttering 'Yes' or 'That's right'.
"I saw both the weaknesses and strengths of my interlocutor's logic.
In asynchronous Internet-based communication, the evaluation of an interlocutor's knowledge is more difficult than in face-to-face communication because fewer channels of communication are available.
It was clear that I was in the presence of a power — a power who was unwilling to confirm that he had knowledge of my interlocutor's offer.
To provide a comprehensive selection of an author's work, that's our passion and motivation," she recites, sounding zealous and then, after hearing of her interlocutor's ignorance about L.O.A., sounding miffed.
As scabrous, combative, fiercely intelligent, funny and uncompromising as you would expect – that muscular mind flexing for a moment and firing off its answers to (or dismissals of) his interlocutor's questions.
Your first sentence is indicative of one of the most common ways white privilege goes to work to stall equitable dialogue by your dismissal of your interlocutor's point and your self-righteous confession.
Rather than trying to figure out David Duchovny's negligible movie roles until now ["David Duchovny, With Facial Expressions," April 9], Anita Gates should have pointed out that Mr. Duchovny's major claim to fame before "The X-Files" was his role of interlocutor on Zalman King's soft-porn series "The Red Shoe Diaries," still in endless reruns on the cable network Showtime.
