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Bill Bryson, The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way Quotes: Linguist say parties in the conversation will tolerate silence for four seconds before interjecting anything, however unrelated.
         

Linguist say parties in the conversation will tolerate silence for four seconds before interjecting anything, however unrelated.


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