Time is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal this concrete quality as though time were a possession. “Do you have any time?”, “Can you get some time for this?”, “How much free time do you have?” (1)__________________________________.
Generally, Americans are taught to do one thing at a time and may be uncomfortable when an activity is interrupted. In businesses, (2)__________________________________are common practices. Appointment calendars are printed with 15-,30-, and 60-minute time slots. The idea that “there is a time and place for everything” extends to American social life. (3)__________________________________. Thus, calling friends on the telephone before visiting them is generally preferred to visitors’dropping by.
1. the treatment of time as a possession influence the way that time is carefully divided
2. the careful schedule of time on a separation of activities
3. visitors who drop by without time notice may interrupt their host's personal time
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