Monday, February 9, 2009

Banter. Why don't we say 'talk' or 'speech' ?

Banter doesn't seem to be used very much. Perhaps it's a 1950's word.

At least it was in a radio play from that period the other day.

Witty banter
Playful banter
Banter as a part of flirting.

The Free Dictionary definition

Just to confuse the issue for ELL (English Language learners) is the word canter.

Which is a pace that a horse moves at faster than trot but not as fast as a gallop.

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