"Please stay on the line. All of our customer-service representatives are kidding around and throwing paper airplanes at each other."
"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"I really appreciate this."
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scratch, scratching, scratches, scratched, dog, dogs, cat, cats, pet, pets, neck cone, cone, cones, help, helping, friend, friendly, appreciate, appreciated, itch, itching, itches, dogs and cats, helps, helper, head, heads, personified, personification, thankful, thanks, thanking, thank, value, values"Could you take your finger off the pulse for one moment and let me know what you'd like for dinner?"
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newspaper, newspapers, read, reads, reading, reader, readers, avid reader, avid readers, pay attention, paying attention, husband, husbands, wife, wives, finger on the pulse, housewife, housewives, homemaker, homemakers, dinner, dinners, cook, cooks, cooking, preference, preferences, help, helps, helping, helpful, helpfulness, thoughtless, thoughtlessness, absent-minded, absentminded, absentmindedness"Instead of killing the whale for its blubber, we're going to do a little lipo."
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plastic surgeon, plastic surgeons, plastic surgery, plastic surgeries, whale, whales, whaling, whaling industry, whaler, whalers, harpoon, harpoons, harpooning, hunt, hunts, hunting, hunter, hunters, lipo, liposuction, nip and tuck, blubber, fat, excess fat, extra baggage, weight loss, lose weight, loses weight, losing weight, vanity, help, helps, helping, help out, helps out, helping out"Can I do anything for you besides sending over the wine steward?"
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sommelier, wine steward, wine-steward, drunk, drunks, drunkard, drinking, alcohol, alcoholic, homeless, homelessness, drunkards, alcoholics, help, helping, helped, helps, alley, alleys, drinks, aid, aids, help out, help you, alcohol addiction, alcohol addictions"If you promise to be very careful, Mommy will let you carry the baguettes."
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kid, kids, child, children, toddler, toddlers, daughter, daughters, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, family, families, food, food shopping, food store, food stores, grocery, groceries, grocery shopping, grocery store, grocery stores, supermarket, supermarkets, shopping, shopper, shoppers, shopping bags, mommy's little helper, mummy's little helper, helper, helpers, helping, life lesson, life lessons, bread, baguette, promise, promises, careful, learning"Part of me wants to help you with your crisis, Hargraves, but part of me wants to go to lunch."
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crisis, crises, help, helps, helping, helper, helpers, care, cares, caring, selfish, selfishness, lunch break, lunch breaks, lunch hour, lunch hours, help out, helps out, helping out, self-interest, self-interested3 Guys Stealing
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moving van, moving vans, moving service, moving services, help, helps, helping, helper, helpers, crime, criminal, criminals, logo, logos, calling card, calling cards, couch, couches, furniture, steal, steals, stolen, mover, movers, moving company, moving companies, thief, thieves, thieving, suspicious, suspicion, suspicions, forthright, robber, robbers, robbery, robberies"Hockersmith & Associates. May we help you?"
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business, businesses, small business, small business, misrepresent, misrepresentation, misrepresentations, exaggeration, exaggerations, exaggerate, exaggerates, exaggerating, help, helps, helping, lawyer, law firm, lawyers, law firms, independent, independents, independence, small business, small businesses, small business owner, small business owners, dog, dogs, pet, pets, family, families, family business, family businessesA child carries a queen's train in a shirt labeled "Staff".
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king, kings, queen, queens, train, trains, royal, royals, royalty, cape, capes, staff, staffs, staff shirt, staff shirts, help, helps, helping, helper, helpers, assistant, assistants, assistance, underling, underlings"That will be perfect. We have a lot to talk about."
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relationship, relationships, marriage, married, marriages, marries, discuss, discussion, talk, talking, argue, arguing, argues, argued, restaurant, restaurants, wine, wines, bottle, bottles, large, oversize, alcohol, drink, drinks, wine bottle, wine bottles, service, serving, waiter, waiters, drinks, drinking, sommelier, sommeliers, help, helping, helpful"One of you boys go help Mom with the groceries."
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food, food shopping, food store, food stores, grocery, groceries, grocery shopping, grocery store, grocery stores, supermarket, supermarkets, helping, trouble, problem, problems, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, parent, parents, family, families, son, sons, errand, errands"I have to be getting back - I'm the glue that holds my parents' marriage together."
"I'm afraid I can't help you. I'm from New Zealand, and all I know is sheep."
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man, men, stranger, strangers, asking for directions, directions, lost, confused, map, maps, address, addresses, pedestrian, pedestrians, help, helping, unhelpful, assist, assisting, useless, city, cities, urban, new zealand, kiwi, kiwis, new zealander, new zealanders, tourist, tourists, street, streets, animal, animals, sheep, herd, herds, flock, flocks, shepherd, shepherds, stereotype, stereotypes, farm, farms, farmer, farmers, know, knowledge, traveler, traveler, traveller, travellers"My husband will be home any minute - quick, take the accordion!"
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husband, wife, partner, spouse, husbands, wives, spouses, partners, robbery, rob, robbing, stealing, theft, thieving, complicit, helping, music, accordian, musician, annoying, loud, accordians, player, accordian player, players, annoys, annoy, help, helping, helper, selective, select, secret, peeve, pet peeve, secrets, secretive, frustration, frustrationsAsk me about my thick neck.
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shirt, t shirt, t-shirt, shirts, t shirts, t-shirts, sweater, sweaters, jumper, jumpers, slogan, slogans, ask me about my, neck, necks, thick, thicker, thickest, jugular, fashion, fashions, clothes, ask me about my shirt, ask, asking, questions, questioning, help, helping, exercise, exercising, bodybuild, body building, body builders"Talk to me. You have wounds. I have salt."
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friend, friends, friendship, companion, companionship, gossip, gossiping, gossips, trauma, traumatic, wound, wounded, wounds, reasurrance, reassuring, counsel, counsellor, counselling, help, helping, helpful, salt, salt in the wound, worse, make it worse, making it worse, not helping, unhelpful, unhelpfully, girl, girls, girl code, catty, cattiness, coffee, coffee date, exacerbate, toxic, toxicity, toxic friendship"O.K., but don't call me again until you have something more specific than 'Life isn't fair.'"
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superhero, superheroes, hero, heroes, saving, rescuing, helping, help, problem, problems, trouble, troubles, life isn't fair, life is unfair, unfair, fair, justice, injustice, life, specific, calling for help, complaint, complaints, complaining"Help this poor wretch, Lord."
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wretch, wretches, pray, prays, praying, prayer, prayers, tin cup, beg, begs, begging, beggar, beggars, panhandle, panhandles, panhandling, panhandler, my brother's keeper, brother's keeper, brothers keeper, help, helps, helping, helper, helpers, less fortunate, unfortunate, rich, riches, class divide, class division, class divisions, wealthy, 1%"If you can just help me through the tough times, I can handle it from there."
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tough time, tough times, rough time, rough times, friend, friends, friendship, friendships, couple, couples, help, helping, mental health, mental health problems, mental health issues, mental health disorder, office worker, office workers, corporate talk, corporate speak, hard time, hard times, work load, office jargon, jargon asking for help, sharing the load, confident, confidence, determined, determination, modern life, modern times, modern attitudes"I'm moving mattresses and box springs. I'd like to borrow your man."
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mattress, mattresses, box spring, box springs, move, moves, moving, mover, movers, strong, strength, strong man, strong men, help, helps, helping, help out, helps out, helping out, helper, helpers, neighbor, neighbors, neighbour, neighbours, neighborly, bed, beds, heavy lifting