We mistake communication for conversation. As I have remarked before here, we often belittle the richness of “conversation” by using that word unsparingly to describe any activity of personal interaction. This is particularly noticeable when we are considering...
The words communication and conversation are often used interchangeably. Usually that is fine. Sometimes it isn’t. It isn’t okay when the outcomes of what we intend when we say “conversation” or “communication” are not the same, but we go ahead and use those words as...
