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General Statements
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I have to go. I have a meeting I'm late for.
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I have to go to a meeting now. I'll talk to you later.
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I forgot about my 1:00 meeting. I don't have much time for lunch.
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I'll finish the feedback form after my meeting.
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I'll be in meetings all day today.
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I have five meetings today, so I won't have time to help you with this now. Let's set up a time for tomorrow.
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The meeting went an hour over.
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The meeting was canceled.
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The meeting started 15 minutes late.
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George didn't arrive to the meeting on time.
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We finished late because John had problems with his computer during the presentation portion of the meeting.
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Are you going to the company meeting next week?
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Can you set up a meeting for our brainstorm session?
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My calendar looks pretty clear on Thursday. Set up a meeting for that day.
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If you have a close friend in the office, then you can speak more candidly. Here are some general statements you can make about meetings. But be careful who you say them to.
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I hate meetings. I think they are a waste of time. I'm an engineer, not a planner.
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I don't know why I have to go to those meetings. I never learn anything from them and I never say a thing.
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I can't believe our weekly meeting is at six o'clock in the morning. I hate waking up that early.
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If I skip that meeting, I wonder if anyone will notice.
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That meeting was hilarious. I can't believe the manager forgot John's name.
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I get so sleepy at meetings.
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I almost fell asleep during that meeting.
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I had a hard time keeping myself from laughing. I saw you falling asleep during the meeting.
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