“Conversation is a two-way street” (adage)
“Conversation is a two-way street” is a popular adage. A conversation is not a lecture or monologue with just one person talking.
“Remember that good conversation is a two-way street, so don;t hog the road” was printed in the Des Moines (IA) Sunday Register on November 18, 1951, in the column “Your Marriage” by Samuel G. and Esther B. Kling. “Conversation is a two-way street” often comes up in a marriage context. It is possible that the Klings (syndicated newspaper columnists) popularized the saying.
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18 November 1951, Des Moines (IA) Sunday Register, “Your Marriage” by Samuel G. and Esther B. Kling, pg. 8-W, col. 1:
Remember that good conversation is a two-way street, so don;t hog the road.
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6 March 1952, Whitewright (TX) Sun, “High School Reflector,” pg. 7, col. 3:
First of all, watch the “I’s” in your speech.Remember, good conversation is a two-way street. You’re not conducting a monologue; you’e trying to exchange ideas with someone.
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22 July 1953, The Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), “As I See It” by George Wolever, pg. 20, col. 6:
Conversation is a two-way street, and “the only way to get something across to someone who won’t listen is to listen to him.”
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9 December 1954, Vancouver (BC) Sun, “Your Marriage” by Samuel G. Kling, pg. 15, col. 2:
Don’t monopolize the conversation. Remember that good conversation is a two-way street, so don’t hog the road.
June 1955, Woman’s Day (New York, NY), “I Was Married to a Popular Man” by Henrietta Ripperger, pg. 70:
But though it’s understandable for those of us who live alone to go on talking jag in public, we need to remember that conversation is a two-way street.
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Speech for Today
By Paul Hibbs
New York, NY: Webster Division, McGraw-Hill
1965
Pg. 20:
FIVE TECHNIQUES FOR CONVERSATION
The true conversation is a two-way street.
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Speech Can Change Your Life
By Dorothy Sarnoff
New York, NY: Random House Publishing Group
1971
Pg. 103:
Conversation Is a Two-way Street
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The Truth About What Women Want in Men
By Susan Eno
William Morrow and Company, Inc.
1980 -
Pg. 149:
Conversation is a two-way street. One energetic partner may struggle mightily, but if the other partner is truly lazy, the talk will drag.
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