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Our textbook relates Deborah Tannen's anecdote about a wife who wanted a drink while on a driving trip with her husband.She asked him,"Would you like to stop for a drink?" but was upset when he truthfully answered "no" and did not stop.Which of the following was occurring in this anecdote?


A) She was playing "mind games" with him.
B) He thought she was asking an information question,but she was trying to initiate a discussion about what both of them would like.
C) He was not listening to her.
D) She was showing concern for her husband's wants,but he was not showing concern for her wants.

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