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Sous rature (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the gesture of effacing a presence while keeping it legible, which Derrida calls writing.

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Sous rature (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not bracketing: bracketing says "not this but that," while erasure says "both this and that" and "neither this nor that."