Q: Is conversation interactive? ¶
A: Yes, and communication between two or more people.
Q: Is conversation limited to a text? ¶
A: Yes, and not allowing tone to be shown.
Q: Is conversation the kind of speech that happens informally? ¶
A: Yes, and symmetrically, and for the purposes of establishing and maintaining social ties.
Q: Are conversations social interactions? ¶
A: Yes, and therefore depend on social convention.
Q: Are conversations difficult to categorize? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is conversation responses to what has previously been said? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is conversation often used in the media, e.g? ¶
A: Yes, talk shows such as William F. Buckley's Firing Line or the Dick Cavett Show.
Q: Is conversation generally face-to-face person-to-person at the same time – possibly online with video applications such as Skype? ¶
A: Yes, but might also include audio-only phone calls.
Q: Is conversation discussion: sharing opinions on subjects that are thought of during the conversation? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is conversation designed to convey information in order to help achieve an individual or group goal? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is conversation increasingly deemed less important when people have already seen all the relevant news about the other person they have already shared online? ¶
A: Yes.