confabulate - verb - to talk, engage in conversation
When it comes down to verbal communication, the one-on-one, face-to-face exchange of verbiage, "chat," an abbreviated form of "chatter" has replaced the more accurate, sophisticated "confabulate." Chat has become the trendy preference probably because most are unaware of its denotation. According to Google, to chatter means to "talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters." Chat sounds better than chatter, the pronunciation of which brings to mind cacophony, which is why the woke have decided to use the monosyllabic form. Aren't they pretty much monosyllabic anyway?
Let's face it. Confabulate is more of what most want to do anyway. Don't you just want to have a slo-mo, basic, somewhat intelligent conversation with someone rather than engage in a high-speed, two-way chase of mundane gossip? If so, use confab instead of chat. Introduce something into the mix that will set your partner for a spin. Instead of texting, "Want to chat?" type in "Want to confab?" and see how he or she will react. I dare you. As usual, I'm going to be optimist and say that you may just wind up being a trendsetter.
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