Communication
talk over each other
speak at the same time
If people talk over each other, they speak at the same time and are difficult to hear clearly.
Hear it in real life
Why was the phone call so confusing?
We were both talking over each other.
When the children get excited, they talk over each other.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We were talking each other over in the meeting.
Say: We were talking over each other in the meeting.
Keep over before each other in this fixed phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
talk over each other; talked over each other
Your turn: say it out loud
When the children get excited, they talk over each other.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
talk over each other
speak at the same time
“When the children get excited, they talk over each other.”
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