I stood by his head tor nearly half an hour, rubbing the dust from my eyes, and waiting until the simoom, which I could hardly withstand, settled.

Mobile phones have changed the way we communicate, whether for work or play. We are now less constrained by time and geographical location. With his mobile device, a manager can dial into conference calls while stuck in a traffic lam.

Luckily we both spoke a little trench. I was trying to speak French to rum when suddenly I found myself looking for the French equivalent of “approximately”.