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Metalogue: Why Do Frenchmen? (7) 

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F: But then, what do I mean by saying that “mere words” can never convey the same message as gestures—if there are no "mere words"?
D: Well, the words might be written.
F: No—that won't let me out of the difficulty. Because written words still have some sort of rhythm and they still have overtones. The point is that no mere words exist. There are onl y
words with either gesture or tone of voice or something of the sort. But, of course, gestures without words are common enough.

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