Read the following conversation and then answer the question. Marissa: You’ve been on the phone for an hour—get off! Nicole: Okay. Marissa: Now! [tells her friend she will call her later and hangs up.] Marissa: Thank you. Nicole: Ask a little more nicely next time. In the conversation above, Marissa’s line, “You’ve been on the phone for an hour—get off!” is a ______ message.
A. one-up
B. one-down
C. one-across
D. symmetrical
A. one-up
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