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Band 6+: Do you prefer making phone calls or sending text messages? Why?

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Actually, I prefer sending messages if it's not an emergency situation or something very important because sending messages is more comfortable. I also don't know how he or she can be in a place where they must be silent, like in a library. Most of the time, sending a message is more considerate and actually feels more personal. So, yeah.

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Actually I prefer sending messages if it’s not an emergency situation or very important something because sending messages is more comfortable and also I don’t know ways he can be or her can be also So in a place where he must be silenced or for example in a library or the most of you I don’t know and the sending message is more kind and actually it’s more personal. So yeah.

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