In Terms of Conversational Precision, What Do We Call the Act

question 20

Multiple Choice

In terms of conversational precision, what do we call the act of bowing out of a conversation when two or more people are talking at once?

• A) a pause
• B) taking turns
• C) a repair
• D) conversational permissiveness

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Definitions:

Family History

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Agoraphobia

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