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Phatic communion (from Ancient Greek φατός, phatós, "spoken", and Old French comunion, "a joining together of minds or spirits") is the use of speech and language for reasons other conveying meaning, such as creating a polite, pleasant, or friendly atmosphere of social conversation. The term was first used by Polish anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski for "a type of speech in which ties of union are created by a mere exchange of words". It denotes a range of popular ideas about conversation and a highly technical approach to communication for the sake of communication.