I mean I have used the word on several occasions thinking that I was correct. I never looked it up in the dictionary because I knew I was using it right and I just knew that I knew its definition! You know what I mean? Are there any words that you use that really arent words at all?
2006-12-18 08:48:00 · 6 answers · asked by Adrienne C 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Okay folks...I know that conversate is not a word. I want to know what words other people use that are not proper.
2006-12-18 09:29:15 · update #1
One of my favorites (and used by many educated people) is the incorrect form of orient. I attended an orientation. I most certainly did get "orientated". I orient myself in the mall. I do not orientate myself.
2006-12-18 10:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe the correct word is converse. There are a whole lot of words that I use and wonder where they came from.
2006-12-18 16:51:06 · answer #2 · answered by Brandon W 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Conversate is not a word I have ever seen. Try using a spell check.
Similar words are: converse, converses, conversed, conversant, conversation..........
2006-12-18 17:03:41 · answer #3 · answered by blues_m1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is actually in Merriam-Webster (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/conversate) as slang, BUT IT IS NOT PROPER ENGLISH. I think using it in many settings will make you sound ignorant (uneducated).
Try: converse (v.)
Try: conversation (n.)
2006-12-18 16:53:30 · answer #4 · answered by kes08 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
converse
conversation
conversant
not conversate
2006-12-18 16:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by Paul B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I tend to say "lavicious" when I mean "lascivious."
2006-12-18 16:51:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋