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But what's discussed here isn't turn-taking, but the fact that conversations tend to wrap up usually well after both parties would rather they end, but also sometimes even when both parties would rather see it continue.


Studying turn-taking would include collecting the data needed to study conversation ending, so that should have been analyzed too.


Studying turn taking doesn't mean you asked people whether they'd prefer to talk more, or gave people an open-ended amount of time to talk.




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