Does anyone else DESPISE the word “chat”? Am I crazy? I hear it almost daily and cringe every time.

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Thank u

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Just a little crazy. I do agree it’s overused these days though

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It's just you.

"Discussion" could be, and often is, serious. "Chat" is informational/lighter. I'll deliberately use "chat" when I want to convey that it's not going to be a tough conversation. As in "Can we chat about XYZ's return when you're at a stopping point?" versus sending a meeting request titled "XYZ Return Discussion". To some people, there's no difference. To nervous nellies, there can be.

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Can’t you just say “let’s talk about XYZ” vs “chat about XYZ”? Idk the word chat is just so annoying to me for some reason. Buuuut I realize I’m in the minority here!

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OP, I want your problems

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Oh I’m horribly depressed lmao, just focusing on the smaller issues and ignore the big ones 😂

Let’s chat about your aversion to chatting about stuff.

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Hmu

What about having a chit chat?

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I actually like a chit chat

Chats are for chads

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Do you prefer discussion?

Yeah - discuss, talk, anything but chat 😂

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