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Old 13-Mar-2008, 14:50
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Default Re: go down

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Originally Posted by ionutzavram View Post
can u please tell me the meanig of go down in this context?!


Because if you haven't gotthe passion you send the wrong message down the telephone lines because you send them mixedtonalities, you send them poor body language. And body language goes down the phone.
It means the same as, "you send the wrong message down the telephone lines". The speaker is comparing the "feelings" in the telemarketer's voice to body language that a person might feel when there is relatively close contact.
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