Collocations withconversation
These are words often used in combination withconversation.
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brief conversation
We had a brief conversation.
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casual conversation
It can frequently be heard in newscasts as well as in casual conversation.
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everyday conversation
Complaining and arguing in everyday conversation.
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face-to-face conversation
Is it a face-to-face conversation or a telephone conversation?
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friendly conversation
Concentrating on breathing or friendly conversation may be enough in themselves for a large number of patients.
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informal conversation
French was also used for all prayers throughout the day and for informal conversation.
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intelligent conversation
None of that is conducive to intelligent conversation.
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interesting conversation
That would be an interesting conversation.
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normal conversation
These examples show how important the intentions of the speaker are for a normal conversation.
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ordinary conversation
They may not be used in ordinary conversation.
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phone conversation
Furthermore, texting and indeed phone conversation is just as much a technology, a skill, recourse for poetry and love, as is a daisy or a mountain.
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polite conversation
There was a huge grey area between absolute truth and the explosive accusation of lying, within which most polite conversation moved.
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private conversation
My understanding of the position is that a private conversation is a private conversation.
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spontaneous conversation
However, rather than a brief conversation with an unknown experimenter, a more appropriate baseline would be a lively, spontaneous conversation between the parents.
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telephone conversation
This section will examine parsing spontaneous telephone conversation transcripts.
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topic of conversation
The standard transition sequence that we have described represents the sequence in which co-par ticipants collaborate to close one topic of conversation and begin a next topic.
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