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Mario Batali

I come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations or arguments was a slamming door. The slamming door was our punctuation mark.

Mario Batali

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Mario Batali is saying that in his Italian family, instead of using words to end a conversation or argument, they would often express their feelings by loudly closing a door. This act of slamming the door served as a clear and powerful way to show finality or strong emotion without speaking.

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