Doug Henwood Talks

On Jul 12, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:

I love that word (phatic) and almost never see it used.

Me too, and I don’t get why it’s not more popular. When I was young &
grouchy I used to think all the phatic rituals were a waste of time
and breath; now I think they’re really important. But why is the
concept so obscure?

Doug

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