Saturday, September 10, 2005

Quarrel, Argument and Conversation

A couple of observations from dictionary.com:

argument (n)
1a: A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate.
1b: A quarrel; a dispute.
2a: A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood: presented a careful argument for extraterrestrial life.
2b: A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason: The current low mortgage rates are an argument for buying a house now.
2c: A set of statements in which one follows logically as a conclusion from the others.

quarrel (intr. v.)
1: To engage in a quarrel; dispute angrily.
3: To find fault; complain.

monolog (n)
2: A continuous series of jokes or comic stories delivered by one comedian.
3: A long speech made by one person, often monopolizing a conversation.

dialog (n)
1: A conversation between two or more people.

conversation (n)
1a: The spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings; talk.

exchange (v. tr.)
1: To give in return for something received; trade: exchange dollars for francs; exchanging labor for room and board.
2: To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: exchange gifts; exchange ideas.

reciprocal (adj.)
2: Interchanged, given, or owed to each other: reciprocal agreements to abolish customs duties; a reciprocal invitation to lunch.

Are you still with me?

There are three on-liners who I'd like to recommend. All three are people who carry out conversation. Jeff, Jase, and Eddie.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Mmmmm

And here I was thinking that it's YOU who keeps the conversation going. What I appreciate most about you is that you are not scared to exercise that gray matter between your ears. And most of all, that we don't need a Bible to exchange thoughts about God.

Hahaha - if you catch my drift ...