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Keyword:
Conversation
Bore: One who insists upon talking about himself when you want to talk about yourself.
Anonymous
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Bore
Conversation
I've just spent an hour talking to Tallulah for a few minutes.
Fred Keating
(1897 – 1961) American actor
Communication
Insults
Conversation
Tallulah Bankhead
A bore is a fellow talking who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours
Dr. Laurence J. Peter
(1919 – 1990) educator & writer
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Communication
People
Speech
Bore
Conversation
Topic
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Dorothy Nevill
(1826 – 1913) English writer, hostess & horticulturist
Communication
Speech
Conversation