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What is the maxim of Manner? Give an example in which a speaker obeys it and one in which he doesn't.
Avoid obscurity and ambiguity, be brief and orderly.
A: How was class yesterday? //
B: It was fine, we reviewed for the test. /
B: Considering the conditions in which we found ourselves, the day and time, the material covered by the professor, and the progression of the course itself, it could be considered to have been a satisfactory class. We went over all the material that we have covered since the beginning of the semester in order to prepare for our upcoming examination.