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Not related to the content, but I find the phrase "fireside chat" to be stuffy jargonspeak. Why can't you just use the word "conversation"?
by babyshake 4y ago
Not related to the content, but I find the phrase "fireside chat" to be stuffy jargonspeak. Why can't you just use the word "conversation"?
- DANmode 4y agoI've seen it used ironically when the guest is not a figurehead trying to score human points, but instead a highly technical person talking technical details.
- xyzelement 4y agoThe words "fireside chat" convey to me a long-ish, casual, relaxed conversation that isn't focused necessarily on a given topic. A "conversation" is broader than that. A fireside chat is a conversation, but so is "we're laying off for poor performance"
- jazzyjackson 4y agoIt's what President Roosevelt called his radio broadcasts. Maybe stuffy is accurate, I think of it as grandiose.
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