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Talking like silence is a bill you refuse to pay.
means The quality of talking a great deal, often more than the situation needs.
from From Latin loquax ('talkative'), built on loqui ('to speak') — the same root that gives us 'eloquent,' 'colloquial,' and 'ventriloquist.' The -acity ending (as in 'audacity,' 'voracity') marks it as a trait someone has in excess, not just something they occasionally do.
- root
- from Latin loqui, to speak
- not eloquence
- volume of words, not quality
- related trait
- often paired with low self-monitoring
- social cost
- listeners tune out after ninety seconds