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The phrase "a previous conversation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a discussion that took place before the current moment or context.
Example: "As we discussed in a previous conversation, we need to finalize the project details by the end of the week."
Alternatives: "an earlier discussion" or "a prior talk".
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First, having had a previous conversation with the patient about her preferences for treatment.
One junior trader in London, Julien Grout, told Mr. Iksil in a recorded phone conversation: "I am not marking at mids as per a previous conversation".
A junior trader in London, the subcommittee said, also told Mr. Iksil in a recorded conversation, "I am not marking at mids as per a previous conversation".
Behavioural findings from the hazard perception test indicate significantly increased reaction times to hazardous stimuli and significantly increased false alarm rates to non-hazardous stimuli in the high cognitive load condition (when contemplating a previous conversation).
Follow-up letters might be sent weeks after the first thank you note in order to touch base and either reintroduce yourself or build upon a previous conversation — whether it was about the industry, job leads, or other information.
The complainant said Newland then referred to a previous conversation they had had about a movie called 17 Again in which a character is transported into a younger body and has to convince people it is actually him.
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Note the callback to their previous conversation — they met at a barbecue in Brooklyn earlier that week — and an invitation to do something at a specific time.
Since this is a new beginning, do not rehash your previous conversation or comment on it.
This is one email that should be a bit longer because you will be providing details of the previous conversation.
The incidents mostly comprise petty vandalism, silly stunts (someone left a sex manual in his bedroom) and phones that play back your previous conversation.
Did he imagine the previous conversation?
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