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10 things we can do without
Small talk
Talking about the weather and asking people how their sports team got on are staples of mindless elevator and party chatter, the small talk that makes the world go round.
But the freshness of chatter has faded for Yiyun Li, who believes that there's there's only so much one can say about triviality.
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