Question

maggie told her roommate sydney that she would be home late. sydney stayed up until 10:00 pm waiting for maggie and got upset when she did not come home until 2:00 am. according to sydney, late did not mean 2:00 am. this confusion is an example of

○ neologism
○ bypassing
○ objective language
○ polarization

Explanation:

• Neologism refers to new word creation, not relevant here.
• Bypassing occurs when people use the same word but have different meanings for it (Maggie and Sydney’s “late” differ).
• Objective language is fact - based, not about meaning confusion.
• Polarization is extreme opposing views, not related. So the confusion is bypassing.

Answer:

bypassing