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Letter: Noisy room problem: just keep it down please

Published 12 July 2023

From Martin van Raay, Culemborg, The Netherlands

Jason Arunn Murugesu reports on why you can stay focused on conversations in a noisy room. This made me wonder why people, if you gather more than, say, 10 in a room, start raising their voices (17 June, p 13).

If everyone spoke at a normal level, no one would have to shout. So STOP SHOUTING! Please.

Issue no. 3447 published 15 July 2023

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