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69 Talking and communicating

Wow!
A Idioms connected with communication problems She’s in love
with me!
So,seeyouthen. Monday
Friday

Ireallylike
youasa
friend.
Yes.

They’retalkingatcross-purposes.[talking He’sgotthewrongendofthestick.[not
about different things without realising it] understood something in the correct way]

…andthat …notwithstandingany
Can…
means… otherprovisonotstated…

…butifnot,
Er…
itcouldbe…

…andanother
Why…
thing…

Shecan’tgetawordinedgeways/edʒweɪz/.[doesn’tget Hecan’tmakeheadortailofwhatshe’s
a chance to speak because others are talking so much]
saying.[cannotunderstandatall]

B Good talk, bad talk

Thebossalwaystalksdowntous.[talksasifwewereinferior]
Myworkmatesarealwaystalkingbehindmyback.[sayingnegativethingsaboutmewhenI’mnotthere]
Itwasjustsmalltalk,nothingmore,Ipromise.[purelysocialtalk,nothingserious]
Let’ssitsomewhereelse;theyalwaystalkshopoverlunch,anditboresmerigid.[talkaboutwork]
Hey!Yournewfriend’sbecomearealtalkingpointamongthestaff!Didyouknow?[subjectthat
everyone wants to talk about]
It’sgonetoofarthistime.Ishallhavetogivehimatalkingto. [reproach/scoldhim/tellhimoff]

C Talk in discussions, meetings, etc.

Alexisso 8
1
Who’sgoingtostarttheballrolling? long-winded.
/ˈlɒŋˈwɪndɪd/

2
To put it in a nutshell,
thisisawasteoftime. 7
Sophiealways
talks rubbish.
3 Ihopethey
get to the
pointsoon.

4 IhopeWill 6
Iwanttospeak speaks;healways
my mindtoday. 5 Ihopewewrap talks sense.
up the discussion
by12.30.

1 start the discussion 2 say it in few words 3 come to the important part of the matter
4 say exactly what I think 5 finish the discussion 6 says intelligent, reasonable things
7 says stupid things 8 says things in a long, indirect way

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