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Comment by ChrisMarshallNY

Mobsters have it down to an art.

"You take care of it." means "Murder him and dump the body into a building foundation."

"I don't see any problems." can mean "The ambush will happen at the scheduled time. Vinnie will clean up the bodies."

etc.

You'll also see a lot of politicians using "dog whistle" statements, that are interpreted by listeners to mean something entirely different from the stated words.

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