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I specifically noted in my comment that I understand the literal meaning of the word can be applied to basically any group of people who meet. My point is that
by akerl_ 8y ago
I specifically noted in my comment that I understand the literal meaning of the word can be applied to basically any group of people who meet. My point is that an article about "How to Host or Attend a Tiny Conference" holds a very different connotation than "they gathered all the people around the table for a conference".
- WorldMaker 8y agoI was agreeing and expounding about the literal meaning and how easily it is to confuse "conference" and "convention". It seems like a lot of people's connotations in the debates here confound "conference" and "convention". The existence of "convention" for meaning "large conference" as size being a key factor would also seem to imply a usefulness in the term "small conference" or "tiny conference". I think the remaining debate is about semantic distinctions in individual connotations eluded to in the "formal" part of the literal definition of "conference". To many here it seems like open enrollment is a formality they expect, though an interesting argument here would be that invite-only is more generally/historically considered the more "formal" in connotation. It's an interesting assumption to question in people's connotations of what "conference" means.