Implicit Vs. Explicit
Any written symbol for the Absent Referent (e.g., {}, "G-D", 0, "null", etc.) is by nature explicit. However, there is also the implicit Absent Referent, where the symbol for the missing thing is also missing. Examples:
- "wife" -- A person with self-identity, yet exists relative the "husband" (implicit absent referent)
- "pet" -- Barely a thing of its own right, a "pet" mostly exists in reference to the Owner/Master, implicitly absent referent.
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“A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.”
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