Sadly, asking someone to name their favorite TV shows is no longer stimulating conversation for the first date.

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However, the actual conversation was longer and more nuanced, the lawsuit says.

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Silently tapping into a private cellphone conversation is no longer a high-tech trick reserved for spies and the FBI.

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In the event your answer turns into a conversation and goes longer than a minute or two, be sure to recap the main points before you conclude your reply.

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The latter activity might continue longer if you're engaged in a conversation, but they're both the same from a motor-skills standpoint, aren't they?

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In the meantime, the national and kitchen table conversation over higher education should no longer be looked at in the isolation of student loans.

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She said that she had a 40-second conversation with Bellfield at 1738 GMT and a longer call later that evening and Bellfield returned to the house at 2200 or 2300 GMT.

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