I am a language instructor, mostly to young people wishing to be fluent in English in Brazil. One of may favorite topics for discussion during classes is called "small talk". Direct translation into Portuguese does not make much sense, so I have to explain to the students using an even more exotic Texas expression: "shooting the breeze". It helps the understanding, but, even though I could experience it in practice, I could not verbalize how important this simple practice is to our lives. Thank you for the eye opening.

I am a language instructor, mostly to young people wishing to be fluent in English in Brazil. One of may favorite topics for discussion during classes is called "small talk". Direct translation into Portuguese does not make much sense, so I have to explain to the students using an even more exotic Texas expression: "shooting the breeze". It helps the understanding, but, even though I could experience it in practice, I could not verbalize how important this simple practice is to our lives. Thank you for the eye opening.

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