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MEETING vs. GATHERING

28 / 05 / 2012

MEETING vs. GATHERING: meaning and examples

Good morning,

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!