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Originally Posted by skier
one suggestion for keeping a conversation going is called Nouning. [...] When they finish talking, either talk about your own experience with that noun or ask another question that has something to do with the noun.
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Hehe... what do you know... apparently the way ELIZA programs (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA) function is not so stupid after all.
BTW, this is indeed a very easy way to carry on a conversation for a long time. Just try not to pick different nouns wildly throughout the conversation and change the topic all too often. After all, you *do* want to learn something about the other person and not just chat.
Most ELIZA bots found on the Internet are just plain dumb, so they don't actually converse with you, they just throw back questions using "nouning". I think you'll find this:
http://www.alicebot.org/ far more interesting conversation-wise.