Pub Talk and the King s Englis h（
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1. Conversation is the most sociable of all human activities. And it is an activity only of
humans. However intricate the way in which animals communicate with each other,
they do not indulge in anything that deserves the name of conversation.
2. The charm of conversation is that it does not really start from anywhere, and no
one has any idea where it will go as it meanders or leaps and sparkles or just
glows. The enemy of good conversation is the person who has something to
say. Conversation is not for making a point. Argument may often be a part of it,
but the purpose of the argument is not to convince. There is no winning in
conversation. In fact, the best conversationalists are those who are prepared to
lose. Suddenly they see the moment for one of their best anecdotes, but in a flash
the conversation has moved on and the opportunity is lost. They are ready to let it
go.
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