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J. L. Austin - Infelicity is an ill to which all acts...
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts. (J. L. Austin)

Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts.

J. L. Austin

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