> We don't lament that everyday conversation is ephemeral. I imagine you're not a historian. Neither am I, but I cannot imagine that there is a historian out

> We don't lament that everyday conversation is ephemeral. I imagine you're not a historian. Neither am I, but I cannot imagine that there is a historian out there who hasn't lamented the ephemerality of everyday conversation (and even of apparently more durable forms of communication).