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        Converse is like 2-3 sentences. Conversate is holding a conversation over 5 minutes or more

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          Not according to the dictionary. Conversate literally defined as “to have a conversation”. A conversation isn’t limited to interactions over 5 mins. More from Merriam-Webster:

          Converse functions as a noun, adjective, and verb, and conversate is synonymous with only one sense of the verb use of converse (“to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech”). Furthermore, conversate is a nonstandard form, and widely frowned upon in formal writing.

          I think it’s fair to say it’s widely frowned upon by most English speakers. It’s longer than the original word, has much more limited usage, and it immediately makes you sound like an idiot. It’s awful.

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      Came here to roast on that, too. 😂 Attempting to make fun of someone who “can’t conversate” is just too rich.

      …and as a former business major…all I have to say is, you’re either going to be a business (of sorts) or work for a business. Hopefully, you will also be dealing with money. Knowing what makes businesses tick, and understanding money, isn’t a bad thing. 🙂

      Looking at present-day society & towards our future, I’d definitely steer more young men away from college & towards trade schools & the like.

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    These people don’t stop existing after college, either.

    If you want the starter pack for their middle-aged evolution, exchange the hoodie for a thrift store blazer, give them an entry level Fiat 500, and witness how they manage to work their way into any conversation only to interject with “words of wisdom” from the last 200 page “How to fix your business” book they bought at a seminar they payed $200 to go to, but didn’t actually attend, because it was in Vegas and they spent all their time on comp’d drinks and nickel slots.

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      entry level Fiat 500

      Way too “girly”, needs to be an every-level BMW 1-series (brand new but on a lease, of course)

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        5th owner 3 series or e class. They would have been better off with a newer Camry.

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      Oy, don’t knock small cars! If a car is necessary, small electric vehicles are good choices.

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        I want to take the turbine engine from an Abrams and put it in a smart car.

        Smart Car builds > every basic ass luxury car converted for “”“racing”“”