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World Service,10 Jan 2015,40 mins

Interruptions

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Have we become more tolerant of interruptions in our lives? Is it now acceptable to answer our mobiles or text when speaking with someone else? Bridget Kendall asks the linguist Deborah Tannen, the computer scientist Claudia Roda, and the travel writer Gerard Russell to share their thoughts. (Photo: Lightning. Credit: Getty Images)

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