MEETING vs. GATHERING
MEETING vs. GATHERING: meaning and examples
I hope you enjoyed your weekend.
Today's words are: MEETING vs. GATHERING
MEETING means: A group of people that come together to speak about specific things (an "agenda"), usually in a formal way.
Example 1:
There will be a meeting of the Decorations Committee at 4 PM in the Recreation Room.
Example 2:
Our last meeting was not very time-effective. We wasted half an hour talking about personal matters before we began to discuss the items on the agenda.
GATHERING means: A meeting that is more social or informal, but where people still come together for a particular purpose. If it takes place at work, the word MEETING is more usual.
Example 3:
The holiday gathering is taking place at my place next Friday. You're all invited!
Example 4:
Kristy: I went to this gathering of entrepreneurs last night at a sushi bar. It was really worth it.
Jim: Why? Did you do a lot of networking?
Tomorrow we will look at some other words for describing meetings among people.
Have a pleasant day!