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In what ways may different groups of English speakers differ in their conversation style?

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Open University U210 English Language: Past, Present and Future TMA 03 Question 2 In what ways may different groups of English speakers differ in their conversation style? For word restriction purposes the focus for this essay will be primarily on material from chapter one of the Open University course book 2 (CB 2) and The Open University audio cassette 3 band 3(AU3B3). It would be most interesting to look at all the different examples of different groups; unfortunately doing this would mean exceeding the word limit. Therefore the focus will be restricted to only three or four different groups. First of all it is a good idea to examine the semantics behind the phrase of "conversation style" before looking at the different groups of English speakers. "Conversation is without doubt the foundation stone of the social world - human beings learn to talk in it, find a mate with it, are socialized through it, rise...

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