It’s not just the subject matter that is tiresome in so many attempts at conversation but the manner of delivery. If the nurse were to tell me, with appropriately quiet pride, that her daughter had been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, I would be riveted. I could listen for hours. But if someone’s brat hits a double in Little League, and the parent won’t stop cheering about Junior's accomplishment, include me out, to use a Goldwyn-ism.
Thursday, May 09, 2019
The art of conversation …
… Anecdotal Evidence: 'A General Effect of Pleasing Impression'.
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