arguers, perpetual contradicters, long talkers, those who are absent in company, interrupters, not listeners, loud laughers

After stopping at these stations, my train has become busy. Returning day-trippers make up a goodly number, along with young people heading for a night out in Bristol, which is where I change once again.

Hi. I'm Rachel Porter, with Fish and Wildlife, I said. So you're the new oinker, huh? he commented, squinting up at me.

[…] and I said to Mr. McCauley, whatever is the matter with your neck, it is all swelled up, and he said he got it in the mill; he said he had an arm load of wool and a sticker stuck him in the neck, here (indicating the right hand side of the neck just below the jaw).