A final question might be: with all the usual talk about painting being dead, has anyone taken the pulse of installation art lately?

Yet in an interview this week, he seemed to drop his usual conciliatory talk.

As at all openings, there was the usual small talk.

It was obvious there wouldn't be the usual small talk, the getting-to-know-you session.

"Of course, the detective agencies may have been giving me their usual talk," continued Mann.

There was the usual talk about getting off to a better start.

Among the usual political talks, was decided to close ties through a marriage.

That's a welcome change from the usual political double talk and deniability.

Thank Christ we don't have to so anything except talk the usual big talk.

As the food was passed around, there was the usual talk about the morning.