Is it rude to talk over someone?

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I don’t mean if it’s an emergency, or if you want to clarify something before someone gives more information (eg you’re talking about Jim and they want to check which Jim it relates to). I also don’t mean if it’s an accident and you don’t realise they haven’t finished speaking, and I don’t mean a situation where you’re very short on time. Also assume the person doesn’t have additional needs. This just relates to having a normal conversation in a relaxed situation.

YANBU: given the above caveats, it is rude to start talking over someone who was clearly part way through a sentence
YABU: it is always fine to talk over someone if you want to say something

Well it’s sometimes hard to know as if you are raising it with a person and they say you are wrong you can doubt yourself.

Some people never teach their kids not to interrupt.(Barring the caveats in OP's post.) I saw it when my kids were growing up. You'd be talking to a mum on a day out but would rarely get to the end of your sentence before their kid barged in and all attention turned to them. Talking about 10 year olds, not small kids.

It’s rude. My SIL does it all the time to me. If she’s not interested in what I’m saying she changes the subject talking over me.
In fact I might call her out on it next time. She has ASD and adhd but I don’t see how that’s an excuse

I was trying to tell a story about a problem with my car and how long I had to wait, how it was fixed etc she interrupted saying oh I like your nails so you went with that colour in the end? I ignored the question carried on with my story
then she said “nice holiday nails, are you excited for your holiday now?”
while I’m mid sentence
I ignored again and did not finish my story.
i think she zones out when somethings boring to her and she can’t stop her mouth from saying what her thoughts are

Yes, it is the can't get a word in edgeways people, where you try to find a gap and they continue to talk.

Yes! I so often want to say just this!

Tricky one. Technically yea it's rude but also for those who notice this happening to them regularly, I wonder if they're the kind of people who drone on and on if people are regularly having to interrupt you to get a word in.

ETA to add- which is also rude! If you can sense you're boring people or that the person isn't interested in whatever story you have, stop!