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Entries in interruption (6)

Saturday
Feb052011

“Wait a second. Since when do you play golf?”

Your friend is telling a story about something funny that happened to him. While telling the story, he mentions that he was playing golf. You didn't

Wait a second. Since when do you play golf?

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Wednesday
Sep082010

“I finally had to just cut him off.”

Your boss likes to talk a lot. You wanted to leave work earlier today but he started to tell you a long story. It was so long that you couldn't listen to all of it, so you interrupted him. Now you're at home and telling your girlfriend about this. You say:

I finally had to just cut him off.

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Monday
Jul122010

“Hold on a sec; I'm in the middle of writing something!”

Your roommate wants you to come into the living room to look at a funny video he saw on YouTube. You're trying to work on writing a cover letter for a job application, and you want to finish it. You answer:

Hold on a sec; I'm in the middle of writing something!

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Thursday
May272010

“Can you give me just a minute to finish writing this?”

One of the people who works under you came to your office to ask a question. He asked you "Can I ask you something?" You were typing an urgent email and want to finish it, so you answer:

Can you give me just a minute to finish writing this?

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Thursday
May272010

“Sure. What's up?”

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One of the people who works under you came to your office to ask a question. He asked you "Can I ask you something?" You were typing an email, but it wasn't that important, so you answer:

Sure. What's up?

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Thursday
May272010

“Sorry to interrupt, but can I ask you something quickly?”

You need to ask your boss an important question, so you go to his office. He's typing something on the computer. You say:

Sorry to interrupt, but can I ask you something quickly?

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