In Keysar's investigations of conversations,__________.
A)kids,but not adults,show egocentric utterances (expecting others to know what we know and failing to take the others' knowledge into perspective)
B)adults initially planned utterances are egocentric (ambiguous or difficult for the listener to comprehend)
C)adults effectively "repair" almost all egocentricities in their initial utterance
D)our speech is almost entirely driven by our direct and second-order theories

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Keysar's investigations found that adults' initially planned utterances were often egocentric, meaning they were ambiguous or difficult for the listener to comprehend. However, they were able to effectively repair these egocentricities through clarification or further explanation.

In Keysar's Investigations of Conversations,__________