It used to be said that watching television had killed the art of conversation.
With the huge increase in the use of mobile phones, this is no longer a true statement.
Unfortunately, for all public transport users, the same cannot be said for the quality of talk unwittingly overheard by fellow travellers.
G WHEATMAN (Mr), Whalley New Road, Blackburn.
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