"I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said. I was listening to my body."
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communication, communications, communicating, communicate, communicates, vain, vanity, vainness, self-esteem, self-esteems, self confidence, self-confidence, small talk, ego, egos, egotist, egotists, egotistical, big headed, big-headed, big head, big heads, paying attention, listening skill, listening skills, party, parties, party guest, party guests"I'm sorry, sir, but I don't believe you know us well enough to call us the Fed."
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federal, fed, federacy, federation, federals, feds, federal reserve, federal reserves, federal reserve board, board, bards, bureau, bureaus, bureacracy, bureaucrat, bureaucratic, familiar, familiarity, reception, receptionist, receptionists, modern, modern world, modern life, word play, play on words, nicknames, nick name, nickname, nick names, dating, date, dates, communication, communicate, communicating, work, working, worker, employ, employed, employment, job, jobs"And do you, Deborah Tannen, think they know what they're talking about?"
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wedding, weddings, marriage, marries, married, marriages, husband, husbands, wife, wives, advice, advisers, relationship, relationships, self-help, deborah tannen, tannen, i do, professor, professors, book, books, communicate, communicating, communication, self help, judging, judges, help, helping"And now may I bite your neck?"
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college, colleges, current events, current event, consent, consenting, consents, consensual, consensually, safe, safety, dracula, vamp, vampire, vampires, count dracula, dating, date, dates, law, laws, rule, rules, legislation, myth, mythological creatures, seek consent, seeking consent, protect, protective, protection, protective measures, extensive, extensively, asking, ask, asks, communicate, communication, communicated, communicating, bite, biting, bites, fang, fangs"No, no. It's three thumps for call waiting and five thumps for call forwarding."
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communication, communications, drum, drums, drum beat, drum beats, drumbeat, drumbeats, drum-beat, drum-beats, call, calls, call waiting, helpline, helplines, drummer, drummers, drumming, communicate, communicates, communicating, tribe, tribes, call forwarding, call centre, call centres, call center, call centers"I love you anyway, too."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, acting, acting skill, marriage counselling, counselling, counselors, marriage counselors, marriage counselor"Honey, wake up! I just remembered something you did that annoyed the hell out of me!"
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wake, wakes, wake up, waking up, husband, husbands, annoy, annoys, annoyance, annoyances, grievance, grievances, complaint, complaints, complaining, complain, complains, irritation, irritations, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, communication, communicate, communicates, communicating, gripe, gripes, griping, irritating, annoying habit, annoying habits, air, airs, airing, problem, problems, marriage problem, marriage problems"If I were money, you'd listen to me."
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money, monies, moneytalk, moneytalks, listening, listens, communicate, communication, communicating, hearing, hear, listens, marriage, marriages, economy, earn, earning, listen to money, money talks, money talks, listened, married, marry, marital, argument, argue, argues, household, households, domestic, domestics, relationship, relationships, relatable"I liked it better when we just had your people call my people."
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married life, married couple, married couples, marital problem, marital problems, marital breakdown, marital breakdowns, marriage breakdown, marriage breakdowns, communication, communications, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, communicating, husband, husbands, wife, wives, complication, complications, crowded marriage, crowded marriages"I can't live without you in my life, but I can live without you in my way.''
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, tv, television, t v, distracted, distract, distraction, in the way, in my way, sport, sports, the game, season, football, sport, american football, breakup, break up, breakups, break ups"We can't even agree on how cold it is."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, weather, disagree, disagreeing, never right, always wrong"Look, at least we're talking."
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gangster, gangsters, shoot out, shoot outs, shoot-out, shoot-outs, shootout, shootouts, gang crime, gang crimes, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, law enforcement, communicating, communication, communications, talk, talks, talking, organized crime, organised crime, stand off, stand offs, stand-off, stand-offs, standoff, standoffs, mexican standoff, mexican standoffs, mexican stand-off, mexican stand-offs"I'm ready to go whenever you're through fussing with tablescapes."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, dither, dithering, faff, faffing, wait, waiting, fuss, fussing, married life, marriage, women, woman, wives, wife"Fine. Sit there and check your messages. Perhaps it will give you something to contribute to the conversation."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, phone, phones, mobile, mobiles, mobile phone, mobile phones, cell, cell phone, cell phones, texting, text, modern life, modern world, tech, gadget, gadgets, dinner party, eating out, out to eat"In twenty-five expletives or less, what sort of day did you have?"
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bad day, bad days, expletive, expletives, swear word, swear words, cuss word, cuss words, swearing, bad language, cussing, curse word, curse words, bad day at the office, work day, work days, husband, husbands, wife, wives, married life, married couple, married couples, communication, communications, communicating, supportive relationship, supportive spouse"When we first started seeing each other, we would always use the same word for snow."
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eskimos, snow, word for snow, words for snow, myth, myths, boas, franz boas, split, splits, split apart, splits apart, splitting apart, growing distance, growing distances, date, dates, dating, long term relationship, long term relationships, communicate, communicates, communicating, communication breakdown, communication breakdowns, distance, distances, distant, marriage, marriages, unhappy marriage, unhappy marriages, difference, differences"Before we get going, is this the Big One?"
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, acting, acting skill, marriage counselling, counselling, counselors, marriage counselors, marriage counselor, divorce, divorced, divorcing, unhappy marriage, unhappy"I've learned to give up when I hear Brooklyn in your voice."
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, acting, acting skill, marriage counselling, counselling, counselors, marriage counselors, marriage counselor, give up, giving up, roll over, rolling over, warning, warnings, warning sign, sign, signs"I wish the king didn't send a raven for every random thought that enters his head."
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raven, ravens, bird, birds, communication, communications, communicating, communicate, communicates, messenger bird, messenger birds, messenger raven, messenger ravens, king, kings, monarch, monarchs, random thought, random thoughts, thoughtful, musings, thinker, thinkers, musings, spam, spamming, spams, spammed, junk mail, pestering, annoying habit, annoying habits, social media, social network, social networks, donald trump, president trump, trump administration, trump presidency, white house"Can you just once get to the damn point without the usual embellishments?"
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ballet, ballerina, prance, prancing, grande jeté, jeté, jete, saut de chat, leap, leaps, leaping, jump, jumping, jumps, jumped, couple, energy, energetic, verve, prima, flamboyant, flamboyancy, beauty, beautiful, elegance, elegant, elegantly, theatre, theater, perform, performance, performing, art, artist, artistic, couple, couples, embellishment, embellishments, communication, married, married life, communicate, communicating, skill, skills, talking, talk, argue, argument, arguments"You don't sound anything like your e-mail."
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email, emails, e-mail, e-mails, electronic mail, electronic mails, communication, communications, communicating, date, dates, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriends, blind date, blind dates, blind-date, blind-dates, dating, first date, first dates, dating profile, communication, communications, first impression, first impressions"You haven't said anything for ten years. Is everything O.K.?"
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husband, husbands, wife, wives, married life, married couple, married couples, marital problem, marital problems, communication, communications, communicating, communicate, communicates, breakdown, breakdowns, silent treatment, silent treatments, talking, open communication, silence, quiet type, couples counseling, couples counselling, marriage therapy