From an esurance commercial on tv, entitled “Hank” (the key bit is boldfaced): Hank: My daughter thinks I’m out of touch. So I asked her how I saved 15 percent on car insurance in just 15 minutes. Neighbor: Huh. (shakes head) Hank: (looks at phone) “IDK?” What does that mean? Neighbor: “I don’t know.” Hank: … Continue reading Speech act ambiguity