Video shows what phatic means. Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship e.g polite mood, rather than meaning; for example, "How are you?" is often not a literal question but is said only as a greeting. (Similarly, a response such as "Fine" is often not an accurate answer, but merely an acknowledgement of the greeting.). Phatic Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say phatic. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary

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