We all know watercooler conversations: Otherwise professional ppl gather around during their breaks, and gossip and complain and make fun of others1Ā .
Section 2 examiners are ppl too, and have their own watercooler conversations. Since ppl who have these sorts of inane, negative, tabloid conversations tend to have poor social skills2, they tend to talk about the same topics, like family, pets, the weather, front-page news, um, family, the weekend, relationships, and work.
By work, I mean essays they marked – including ridiculous, watercooler essays.
Especially watercooler essays.
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