It’s breaking a maxim to deceive. But “flouting” is breaking a maxim in a way that you expect the other person to pick up on.
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It’s breaking a maxim to deceive. But “flouting” is breaking a maxim in a way that you expect the other person to pick up on.
The Hidden Rules of Conversation