The rules of conversation
QUESTIONS WHICH ARE SUITABLE OR RIGHT FOR A PARTICULAR SITUATION OR OCCASION
APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS
TO SEND SOMEONE A COPY OF AN EMAIL THAT YOU ARE SENDING TO SOMEONE ELSE
COPY SOMEBODY IN/INTO
TO MIX UP TWO SEPARATE THINGS OR PEOPLE IN YOUR MIND, IMAGINING THAT THEY ARE ONE
CONFUSE SOMETHING WITH SOMETHING ELSE
DEALING WITH A BAD PHONE LINE
I'M LOSING YOU AGAIN, YOU ARE BREAKING UP,
THE COVERAGE ISN'T TOO GOOD HERE
USED IN THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR WHEN REFERRING TO A YEAR BEFORE JESUS CHRIST WAS BORN
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COMMENTS WHICH ARE LIKEELY TO MAKE PEOPLE ANGRY OR UPSET
OFFENSIVE COMMENTS
A FLAT, OPEN CONTAINER WHERE LETTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE PUT WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN A PERSON'S OFFICE AND WHERE THEY ARE KEPT UNTIL THE PERSON HAS TIME TO DEAL WITH THEM
IN-TRAY
TO CHANGE YOUR IDEAS OR BEHAVIOUR TO MAKE THEM SUITABLE FOR A NEW SITUATION
ADAPT TO
BE PATIENT WITH ME A MOMENT
BEAR WITH ME A MOMENT
A LATIN PHRASE MEANING "IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD", WHICH IS USED WHEN REFERRING TO A YEAR AFTER JESUS CHRIST WAS BORN
AD (ANNO DOMINI)
MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL RELAXED, NOT SHY
PUT SOMEONE AT EASE
THE PARTICULAR WAY IN WHICH SOMEONE FORMS LETTERS WITH A PEN OR PENCIL
HANDWRITING
TO THINK THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, OR TO HAVE A BAD OPINION ABOUT SOMEONE
DISAPPROVE OF
TO LEARN OR DISCUSS THE LATEST NEWS
CATCH UP
LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE
MINORITY LANGUAGE
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY, WITH GREAT INTEREST
LISTEN ENTHUSIASTICLY
THE THINGS NEEDED FOR WRITING, SUCH AS PAPER, PENS, PENCILS, AND ENVELOPES
STATIONERY
TO BE MADE OF OR FORMED FROM SOMETHING
CONSIST OF
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?
LANGUAGE NATIVE TO A COUNTRY OR A REGION
IDIGENIOUS
TO FORM AN IMMEDIATE, POSITIVE CONNECTION WITH SOMEONE
HIT IT OFF WITH SOMEONE
WRITTEN USING YOUR HAND RATHER THAN PRINTED BY A MACHINE
HANDWRITTEN
TO CAUSE A PARTICULAR SITUATION TO HAPPEN
RESULT IN, LEAD TO
WHAT WOULD YOU ANSWER TO "I'D BETTER GET OFF THE PHONE"
I WON'T TAKE UP ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME
A NOTICE GIVING INFORMATION, DIRECTIONS, A WARNING, ETC.
ROAD SIGN