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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

friendly chat __ friendly conversation

Hello everyone. Which one is correct or better?

1. Last night, I enjoyed a friendly chat with old friends in the party.
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2. Last night, I enjoyed a friendly conversation with old friends in the party.
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Hi sunny, it all depends: chat has a more informal, loose, simple and easy vibe. conversation has the flexibility of implying a more formal, rigorous tone. based off the context, it probably was true that it was just a chat.

  • Hi sunny, it all depends: chat has a more informal, loose, simple and easy vibe.
  • conversation has the flexibility of implying a more formal, rigorous tone.
  • based off the context, it probably was true that it was just a chat.
  • An additional note: in this context, is the person you're speaking to aware that there was a party?
  • " Hope it helps, Ben
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Hi sunny, it all depends:

chat has a more informal, loose, simple and easy vibe.
conversation has the flexibility of implying a more formal, rigorous tone. based off the context, it probably was true that it was just a chat.

An additional note: in this context, is the person you're speaking to aware that there was a party? If this is your first time mentioning it, you wi
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BenAldridge0Hi sunny, it all depends: chat has a more informal, loose, simple and easy vibe. conversation has the flexibility of implying a more formal, rigorous tone. based off the context, it probably was true that it was just a chat. An additional note: in this context, is the person you're speaking to aware that there was a party? If this is your first time mentioning
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I'm not 100 % sure, but if I had to bet my life on it, yes.

Technically, both are correct. Emotion: smile
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Use one of these: Last night I enjoyed a friendly [conversation / chat] with (some) old friends at a party. 'conversation' is usually longer and can be about serious topics; 'chat' is usually short and superficial.

If you were talking about religion or politics or science, it was probably a conversation.
If you were talking about your likes and dislikes about th

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