What does this phrase mean: communication and relationships are always, in part, ambiguous? Offer an example from your own life to support your response.

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
- Ambiguity is the condition in which something can be interpreted in more than one way.
- The first type, language ambiguity, is created by words that can be interpreted differently. The second type of ambiguity is relationship ambiguity.
- Student examples will vary.

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