Which of the following is a characteristic of communication?

a. Communication can happen without a purpose.
b. Communication ends when a person interprets your message.
c. Once an exchange takes place, it is not reversible.
d. Messages are interpreted in the same way across all settings.


c. Once an exchange takes place, it is not reversible.
Once an exchange takes place, we can never go back in time and erase the communication. We might be able to repair the damage we have done, but the message has been communicated.

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