"I have to go. I'm getting a better call."
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snob, snobs, snobbery, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, call waiting, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, phone, phones, call, calls, calling, mobile, mobiles, mobile phone, mobile phones, trade up, trades up, trading up, hold out, holding out, better option, better options, putdown, putdowns, put-down, put-downs, option, options"hey fans! im at bat,. btm 9th, bases loaded, score tied--oops, jst got called strike1!"
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batter, batters, batting, baseball, baseball player, baseball players, text, texts, texting, texter, texters, tweet, tweets, tweeting, social media, social network, social networks, post, posts, posting, distraction, distractions, digital distraction, digital distractions, modern life, modern times, social media presence, playoff, playoffs, text message, text messages, smartphone, smartphones, phone, phones, cell phone, cell phones, cellphone, cellphones, distracted, modern life, modern times, modern world"OMG! I just got born!"
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newborn, newborns, nursery, nurseries, modern life, modern times, social media, social media update, social media updates, text, texts, texting, smartphone, smartphones, smart phone, smart phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, mobile, mobiles, phone, phones, addict, addicts, addiction, addictions, maternity ward, maternity wards, nurse, screen time, parent, parents, parenting, generation z, status update, status updates, birth, birthday, birthdays, textspeak, abbreviation, abbreviations, special occasion, special occasions, baby, babies, infant, infants, omg"You get one phone call or we can switch your carrier and you'll get five-cents-a-minute, unlimited calls, anytime, anywhere, including free evenings and weekends."
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police, police station, arrest, arrested, phone call, phone calls, one call, one phone call, right, rights, interrogation, interrogations, interrogate, mobile phone, mobile phones, mobile phone plans, mobile phone plans, cell phone, cell phones, cell phone plan, options, option, dilemma, dilemmas, calling plan, calling plans, choice, choices, choose, choosing, pick one, cell carriers, cell carrier, mobile carrier, mobile carriers"No, I'm Moby Fred, but I'll be glad to take a message."
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literature, literary, word play, play on words, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, bookstore, book store, bookstores, book stores, wrong number, phone, phones, cell, cell phone, cell phones, dial, dialled, take a message, white whale, moby dick"I love the convenience, but the roaming charges are killing me."
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roam, roams, roaming, buffalo, buffaloes, bison, roaming fee, roaming fees, roaming charge, roaming charges, phone bill, phone bills, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, mobile, mobiles, bill, bills, additional fee, additional fees, add-on fee, add-on fees, smartphone, smartphones, smart phone, smart phones, portable, portability"Before I read about my summer vacation, I'd like to ask that all pagers, beepers, and cell phones be turned off."
"Look, if you must go down to the seas again, to the lonely seas and sky, then go!But take your BlackBerry."
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communication, technology, sailor, ship, sailing, boating, boss, work, cell phone, cellphones, mobile, mobiles, mobile phone, mobile phones, phone, phones, smartphone, smartphones, masefield, john masefield, nature, commune with nature, communing with nature, romantic, poet, poets, poetry, english teacher, english teachers, mankoff"Of course I'm angry—look at me."
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game, games, app, apps, application, applications, smartphone, smartphones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, bird, birds, angry, upset, character, characters, video game, video games, computer game, computer games, computer, computers, looks, appearance"Don't you dare put Mommy on hold again."
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mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, child, children, kid, kids, childhood, family, families, phone, phone call, phone calls, cell phone, cell phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, businesswoman, businesswomen, business, professional, working mother, working mom, working mum, working mothers, working moms, working mums"Everything's fine, thanks."
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restaurant, restaurants, dining out, eating out, meal, meals, food, eating, dining, waiter, waiters, server, servers, service, customer service, lazy, laziness, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, call, calls, calling, technology, modern life"Hold on—I'm getting information as to why these two should not be wed."
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, wedding, weddings, wedding ceremony, wedding ceremonies, wedding vows, vows, exchanging vows, saying i do, bride, brides, groom, grooms, marriage, marriages, couple, couples, objections, objecting, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, technology, modern life, problem, problems"Would you mind talking to me for a while? I forget my cell phone."
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cellphone, cellphones, mobile, mobiles, cell, cells, cell phone, cell phones, smartphone, smartphones, gadget, gadgets, gadgetry, loneliness, lonely, conversation, conversations, conversing, chatterbox, human interaction, human interactions, socialising, socializing, socialise, socialize, socialises, socializes, socialised, socialized"I want to make my mark on the world—and have it disappear in ten seconds."
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make a mark in the world, accomplishment, accomplishments, mark, marks, make a mark, making a mark, legacy, legacies, disappear, disappearing, fast, quickly, rapidly, ten seconds, story, stories, temporary, fleeting, social media, social network, social networks, social networking, newsfeed, newsfeeds, news feed, news feeds, modern life, technology, viral, going viral, internet, online, internet famous, fleeting fame, 15 seconds of fame, influencer, influencers, picture, pictures, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, photography, apps, app, application, applications, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, millennial, millennials, youth"Do you mind? I happen to be on the phone!"
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technology, business, urban, entitled, entitlement, elitist, elitists, elitism, phone call, phone calls, mobile, mobiles, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, smartphone, smartphones, smart phone, smart phones, construction, construction worker, construction workers, builder, builders, jackhammer, jackhammers, repair, repairs, road repairs, inconsiderate, irony"Hang on - I'll Uber us a school bus."
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kid, kids, child, children, childhood, modern childhood, modern children, modern kids, kids today, youth, coming home from school, bus, buses, school bus, school buses, ride share, ride-share, ride-sharing, ride sharing, rideshare, ridesharing, transportation, modern transportation, taxi, taxis, cab, cabs, millennial, millennials, smartphone, smartphones, smart phone, smart phones, cell phone, cell phones, cellphone, cellphones, mobile phone, mobile phones, app, apps, application, applications, technology, peer-to-peer, schoolkids"Godot says, 'Running late, frowny face, winky face.' "
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literature, literary, lit, lit major, lit majors, minimalism, minimalist, books, book lover, book, book lovers, bookish, book worm, book worms, reference, references, cultural, culture, cultural reference, cultural references, cable, cable guy, existentialism, existential, nihilism, nihilistic, text, texting, communication, communicate, emoji, emojis, emoticon, emoticons, cell, cells, cell phone, mobile, mobiles, mobile phone, phone, phones, tech, technological, gadget, gadgets"I don't know why. I just suddenly felt like calling."
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cellphone, cellphones, mobile, mobiles, phone, phones, cell phone, cell phones, smartphone, smartphones, ubiquitous, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, omnipresent, ever-present, stimulus, stimuli, impetusChildren sitting in bumper cars playing on their cellphones.
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bumper cars, bumper car, bumper-car, bumper-cars, ride, rides, amusement park, amusement parks, theme park, theme parks, fun fair, fun fairs, fair, fairs, attraction, attractions, fairground, fairgrounds, kid, kids, child, children, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, distracted driving, distracted driver, distracted drivers, technology, modern life"Eat your lunch, and then we'll see about giving your phone back."
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mobile, mobiles, mobile phone, mobile phones, cell, cells, cell phone, cell phones, smart phone, smart phones, modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, waiter, waiters, wait staff, waiting staff, eating out, dining out, bad service, bad customer service, customer service, confiscate, confiscating, confiscation, officious, rude, theft, thief, antisocial, unsociable"Can you hang on a sec? I think I just took another picture of my ear."
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businessman, businessmen, man, men, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, call, calls, calling, technology, camera, cameras, picture, pictures, photo, photos, ear, ears, accident, accidents, accidental, incompetent, incompetents, incompetence, modern problem, modern problems, modern lifeChild on an airplane wearing a shirt with a switch that says "Airplane mode"
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air travel, airport, airports, airline, airlines, airplane, airplanes, aeroplane, aeroplanes, plane, planes, flying, flight, flights, traveler, travelers, travellers, travellers, passenger, passengers, kid, kids, child, children, airplane mode, flight mode, technology, turn on, turn off, setting, settings, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, flying with kids, flying with children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, family, families, shirt, shirts, t-shirt, t-shirts, modern life"It's an O.K. phone, but it takes great pictures."
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phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smartphone, smartphones, technology, modern, electronic, electronics, camera, cameras, camera phone, camera phones, picture, pictures, photo, photos, photography, photograph, photographs, device, devices, innovation, modern life, priority, priorities, feature, features, function, functions