English experts, is conversate a word? I say no because the correct word is converse but an acquaintance keeps arguing that it is in the Webster dictionary.
What say you?
What say you?
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on Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:12 PM
No. It's converse. Conversation is the act (ation) of conversing.
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on Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:13 PM
I make up words all the time...lol, My kids think its funny
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The one that bugs me is "orientate." Not a word! It's supposed to be orient.
Quoting southernjess3:its converse. and everytime i see " what say you" my mind freaks out. how is that a proper term/ question? how??
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on Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:16 PM
It's an old fashioned way to ask what do you say. It's old but not wrong.
Quoting southernjess3:its converse. and everytime i see " what say you" my mind freaks out. how is that a proper term/ question? how??
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on Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:19 PM
So if it is not proper, why is it in the dictionary?
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YES it is a word, which is why it IS listed in the dictionary.
The question is whether it is proper English, and the answer is No, it is not.
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