What's interesting is that if you think about it long enough, you'll realize that the vast majority of words you use, whether in speech or writing, are purely t

What's interesting is that if you think about it long enough, you'll realize that the vast majority of words you use, whether in speech or writing, are purely there for social reasons. Imagine asking your boss out for lunch. You might say something like "Hi [boss], I was wondering if we could have lunch today. Let me know if you are busy." Now imagine asking your friend out for lunch. You could probably get away with just saying "lunch?" Machines can, and should, do the same thing. Building socially-determined speech patterns into bots is awkward and a waste of time, and even if people don't consciously know that, they can feel it.