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If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.
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When a conversation starts to lose energy, talking about eating can give it an easy, familiar subject. Food is part of everyday life, so it offers people something concrete to share, discuss, or use to keep the exchange going.
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- Table-Talk (1851), p. 104; Cornell University Library scan
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