A: "Why didn’t you come to my party last night?"


B: "I’m sorry I couldn’t make it.  I had to go visit my grandmother at the hospital."


A: "Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.  Is she doing ok?"


B: "They just completed a small operation and the doctors said she should recover."

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A: "Did you get a chance to go to that new restaurant down the street?"


B: "Yeah.  I ordered the special, but the server screwed up my order."


A: "That sucks.  So what ended up happening?"


B: "They finally got my steak out, but it was overcooked.  It was a terrible experience."

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A: "What did you do last weekend?"


B: "I went on a date with Sammy."


A: "Really?  How was it?"


B: "I couldn’t ask for a better night.  We talked all through out our two hour dinner, and then we sat by the river and cuddled in the night."

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A: "Didn’t you just finish finals week?"


B: "Don’t remind me.  I think I failed most of the exams."


A: "Why did you do so terrible?"


B: "My mind just went blank.  I think I overloaded my brain.  I just couldn’t concentrate during the exams."

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