A pick-up line or chat-up line is a

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with the intent of engaging a person for romance or dating. As overt and sometimes humorous displays of romantic interest, pick-up lines advertise the

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of their speakers to their target listeners. Pick-up lines range from straightforward conversation openers such as introducing oneself, providing information about oneself, or asking someone about their likes and common interests, to more elaborate attempts including flattery or

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. Novices are advised to avoid standardised and hackneyed lines (particularly those resembling

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) and to put their opening in an interrogative form, if possible.J. Sidnell, Jack (2011). ''Conversation Analysis''. John Wiley & Sons. p. 14

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