Communication

8 relations: American English, Duck test, Elephant in the room, Elephant joke, Gorilla, Might makes right, Riddle joke, The Emperor's New Clothes.

American English

American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.

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Duck test

The duck test is a form of abductive reasoning.

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Elephant in the room

Elephant in the room is an English-language metaphorical idiom for an obvious problem or risk that no one wants to discuss.

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Elephant joke

An elephant joke is a joke, almost always an absurd riddle or conundrum and often a sequence of such, that involves an elephant.

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Gorilla

Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Might makes right

Might makes right is an aphorism with several potential meanings (in order of increasing complexity).

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Riddle joke

A riddle joke, joke riddle, pseudo-joke or conundrum is a riddle which does not expect the asked person to know the answer, but rather constitutes a set-up to the humorous punch line of the joke.

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The Emperor's New Clothes

"The Emperor's New Clothes" (Kejserens nye klæder) is a short tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that they say is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent – while in reality, they make no clothes at all, making everyone believe the clothes are invisible to them.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/800-pound_gorilla

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