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I’m pulling the “twitter is a microblog” rule even though twitter is pretty mega now, hope that’s ok.
minus-squareutopiah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoAccording to Wikipedia "Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people. […] No generally accepted definition of conversation exists, beyond the fact that a conversation involves at least two people talking together." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoWhat structure does it have? If there are two people talking in a fictional book, are they having a conversation, even though the two people don’t actually exist?
minus-squareutopiah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoNo it’s then a representation of a conversation, not a conversation.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 days ago“Considering the conversation between Alice and Bob on page 73—” “Um, sorry, that’s incorrect, it’s a ‘representation of a conversation’, not a ‘conversation’.” I know this phrase gets used a lot, but you must be fun at parties.
minus-squareutopiah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 days agoAd hominem, blocked.
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoYes, of course. Is that not so simple?
According to Wikipedia "Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people.
[…]
No generally accepted definition of conversation exists, beyond the fact that a conversation involves at least two people talking together."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation
What structure does it have?
If there are two people talking in a fictional book, are they having a conversation, even though the two people don’t actually exist?
No it’s then a representation of a conversation, not a conversation.
“Considering the conversation between Alice and Bob on page 73—”
“Um, sorry, that’s incorrect, it’s a ‘representation of a conversation’, not a ‘conversation’.”
I know this phrase gets used a lot, but you must be fun at parties.
Ad hominem, blocked.
Yes, of course. Is that not so simple?