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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Dialogue and conversation

what is the difference between dialogue and conversation?
  

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Hi A dialogue is perhaps regarded as more businesslike/political or for a play. (formal). The leaders of the ANC and the Cape goverment entered into dialogue.

  • Hi A dialogue is perhaps regarded as more businesslike/political or for a play.
  • (formal).
  • The leaders of the ANC and the Cape goverment entered into dialogue.
  • (possibly to negotiate a treaty).
  • A conversation is more something you have with your teacher, account, about matters that can be serious or slightly informal.
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A dialogue is perhaps regarded as more businesslike/political or for a play. (formal).
  • The leaders of the ANC and the Cape goverment entered into dialogue. (possibly to negotiate a treaty).
A conversation is more something you have with your teacher, account, about matters
that can be serious or slightly informal. The word conversation is not as
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A dialogue is a conversation between two people, but dialogue is the technical term for this kind of conversation in a work of fiction -- a novel or a play, for example. It may also be used to refer to words in general -- to contrast with other elements of an artistic work: Yes, I saw that movie. The scenery and the music were wonderful, but the dialogue was very unrealistic.

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