Subsection 7.3.1 Introduction
Talking | Approximate number of words a moderately fast-talking English speaker can utter per minute: | 160 |
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Wifi | Approximate number of words a not very state-of-the-art wifi connection can transmit per minute: | 30,000,000 |
In the interest of efficiency, English arguments leave out a lot. We assume that the people to whom we’re talking (or writing) share much of our understanding of the world around us.
We’re also often sloppy. Again, we assume that the people we’re communicating with will be able to figure out, from what we literally say, what we actually mean.