... the routines for turn – taking are in the 5conversation, how to ask for and give information, how to give commands, how to enforce discipline, and the like – in short, everything involving the ... encounterNormally, when starting a conversation at the first meeting, after introducing and being introduced, people have to think of what to say to keep it going. Topics at the first encounter ... of easing things along” (Clyne and Michael, 1994: 84). It is used to initiate a conversation after the introduction and functions for maintaining 6conversations such as keeping them going on,...