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  2. Conversation - Wikipedia

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    Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people. The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization.

  3. Colloquialism - Wikipedia

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    Colloquialism (also called colloquial language, everyday language, or general parlance) is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication.It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts. [1]

  4. Tangential speech - Wikipedia

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    Tangential speech or tangentiality is a communication disorder in which the train of thought of the speaker wanders and shows a lack of focus, never returning to the initial topic of the conversation. [1]

  5. Two-way communication - Wikipedia

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    Telephone conversations. A cycle of communication and two-way communication are actually two different things. If we [who?] examine closely the anatomy of communication – the actual structure and parts – we will discover that a cycle of communication is not a two-way communication in its entirety. Meaning, two way communication is not as ...

  6. Civil discourse - Wikipedia

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    It is a conversation that instead of becoming paralyzed by our disagreements, uses them to propel creative solutions and alternatives. [ 19 ] Civil discourse opens wider possibilities, deepens one's knowledge, adds another layer of authority to the works, helps inspire others, and is the first step to making them a reality. [ 55 ]

  7. Filler (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    Every conversation involves turn-taking, which means that whenever someone wants to speak and hears a pause, they do so. Pauses are commonly used to indicate that someone's turn has ended, which can create confusion when someone has not finished a thought but has paused to form a thought; in order to prevent this confusion, they will use a filler word such as um, er, or uh.

  8. Awkward silence - Wikipedia

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    Awkward silences may result from a faltering conversation in which the participants have completed what they wanted to say. To avoid such a conclusion, it has been recommended that the participants actively close the conversation by summarising what was said and thanking the others for their contributions.

  9. Talking past each other - Wikipedia

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    "Talking past each other" is an English phrase describing the situation where two or more people talk about different subjects, while believing that they are talking about the same thing.