conversational style

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• Conversational constraints theory — Conversational Constraints Theory, developed in Min Sun Kim, attempts to explain how and why certain conversational strategies differ across various cultures and the effects of these differences. It is embedded in the Social Science communication …   Wikipedia

• Conversational — Con ver*sa tion*al (k[o^]n v[ e]r*s[=a] sh[u^]n*al), a. Pertaining to conversation; in the manner of one conversing; as, a conversational style. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• style — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 way that sth is done/made ADJECTIVE ▪ latest, modern, new ▪ classic, classical, old, old fashioned, period, tra …   Collocations dictionary

• conversational — adjective 1 a conversational style, phrase etc is informal and commonly used in conversation: Business letters are not usually written in conversational style. 2 concerning or relating to conversation: I go to evening classes to do conversational …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• conversational — con|ver|sa|tion|al [ˌkɔnvəˈseıʃənəl US ˌka:nvər ] adj 1.) a conversational style, phrase etc is informal and commonly used in conversation ▪ The article was written in straightforward, almost conversational language. 2.) relating to conversation… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• conversational — con|ver|sa|tion|al [ ,kanvər seıʃnəl ] adjective 1. ) a conversational style of writing or speaking is informal, like a private conversation: She spoke in a quiet conversational tone. 2. ) relating to conversations: conversational skills ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• conversational — [[t]kɒ̱nvə(r)se͟ɪʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk. What is refreshing is the author s easy, conversational style... His father wanted him to learn conversational German.… …   English dictionary

• conversational — UK [ˌkɒnvə(r)ˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l] / US [ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl] adjective 1) a conversational style of writing or speaking is informal, like a private conversation She spoke in a quiet conversational tone. 2) relating to conversations conversational skills …   English dictionary

• Conversational Monitor System — Main articles: VM (operating system), CP/CMS, and History of CP/CMS The Conversational Monitor System (CMS; originally: Cambridge Monitor System ) is a relatively simple interactive computing single user operating system. CMS is part of IBM s VM… …   Wikipedia

• conversational — adj. Conversational is used with these nouns: ↑context, ↑English, ↑partner, ↑skill, ↑speech, ↑style, ↑tone, ↑topic …   Collocations dictionary

• conversational — adjective a) of, relating to, or in the style of a conversation; informal and chatty b) involving a two way exchange of messages, such as between a client and a server …   Wiktionary