[SYLVIE]

;)
Hi,
Anyone knows the difference between "conversation"
And "dialogue"?
I appreciate your help.

[elrp]

Conversation is when you're talking to someone else and they're talking back.

A dialogue is where you're talking to yourself, much like thinking aloud.

[EVS]

HI there

I differ in that...
Conversation is something you do with someone else... talk to them

Dialogue is something that is read from a book.

Regards
Peanuts

[tyrono1]

There is almost no strict distinction between the meanings of "dialogue" and "conversation".

However there seems to be an idiomatic tendency to suggest that:

(a) a dialogue is more centred upon one particular topic, while

(b) a conversation may more freely move generally from topic to topic.

In both cases it is presumed to be an oral (spoken) activity.

Reading has nothing to do with either.

[zinnia]

The meaning of the word is in the context. Often when you read the word dialogue its in a more formal situation or refers to a specific situation, like a play or in an academic setting.

Conversation is more often used to communicate the idea of friends talking, or people debating in an informal setting.

You can have a conversation with yourself, but generally speaking the meaning of dialogue points to 2 or more people (monologue MONO is one person dialogue DIA is many or 2+).

Hope this helps.