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18-Dec-2007, 07:09

lilasazgar

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Talking past

Dear teacher

Would you kindly tell me what is the meaning of "talking past one another"?

Thanks in advance

Lila Sazgar

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18-Dec-2007, 22:58

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Re: Talking past

Welcome to the forums.

It helps to have the context in which this appears.

Without context, it probably means that people are not listening to each other.

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