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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: How can I deter acquaintances who want to stop and chat?

30 January 2021

9:00 AM

30 January 2021

9:00 AM

Q. There is a Tube stop next door to my place of work but I now walk in each day. As I get close to the building, I often run into acquaintances who want to chat. Mary, is there an elegant way to cut short such conversations without causing offence? I can’t say that I will be late for work, as they know I own the business.

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