Crossed wires...
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Ford: The car had its safety check at the Chinese garage. Failed on five
counts. Took it to the Indian garage and they said there was nothing wrong with
it.
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Weber: Know what you mean. Random judgements. Got invited to a street party.
Was asked if I could bring a barbecue grill but when my neighbor saw it she
said, “Nah, it’s too weak to grill steak.” It cooks sausages OK but I know its
got an ignition problem. Hard to start.
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Ford: Your car?
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Weber: No, the barbecue.
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Ford: Mine too. It doesn’t heat.
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Weber: Your barbecue?
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Ford: No, the car.
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Voice-over
Well, no major misunderstandings here.
Two technologies: one moves, one cooks. Simple topics.
No wonder people have difficulty understanding each other when talking about
fuzzy things like relationships or ideologies. Clarification checks avoid
parallel monologues.
Mapping the above interaction of stories, questions, clarifications, and
comments...
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_______ conversational surface progression
- - - - - - - assumptions generated from own story
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