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  1. What's the difference between "colloquium", "seminar", and …

    A colloquium, as much as I know, is the simple and informal way of adressing/interacting with audience within an academic environment, while seminar simply connotes the formal way of …

  2. What's the difference between "informal", "colloquial", "slang", and ...

    It seems many people get confused about the differences (and similarities) between "colloquial" and "slang", so what exactly does each term apply to? But to be even more thorough it seems …

  3. Term for an event where you present on a topic/research for …

    Aug 7, 2017 · a symposium on European cinema Or: colloquium noun [ C ] UK /kəˈləʊkwiəm/ US formal MEETINGS a meeting in which a lot of people discuss something formally: colloquium …

  4. What is the origin of the idiom 'all the rage'?

    Apr 21, 2016 · The word rage comes through French from Latin rabies, "frenzy, rage, madness". The English word apparently went from rage "vehement passion" to the fixed phrase the rage …

  5. Word for a place where knowledge is shared [duplicate]

    Apr 12, 2018 · I am looking for a word that represents a place where knowledge is shared. Words like academy or school convey the idea of one-way sharing (from teachers/instructors to …

  6. Multiple people speaking to a group - English Language & Usage …

    Sep 14, 2015 · If you are looking to some word more sophisticated than "conversation", the British dictionary defines " colloquium " as an informal gathering for discussion. Wikipedia defines …

  7. Looking for a word to describe several short discussions or ...

    May 23, 2017 · There are words that mean exactly this. Symposium A formal meeting at which several specialists deliver short addresses on a topic or on related topics Colloquium A usually …

  8. Phrase to refer to community of people who come together to …

    Jan 31, 2012 · I need a two word phrase to refer to a community of people (academia + non-academia) who come together to share/exchange their knowledge/ideas openly on topics of …

  9. Is there an English equivalent for "Les carottes sont cuites", while ...

    Jul 15, 2019 · It combines, as Stoppard's plays do, two unlikely groups of people going for an even to the same communist city of Prague: two philosophy lecturers, there for a philosophical …