ban·ter (b n t r)
n.
Good-humored, playful conversation.
v. ban·tered, ban·ter·ing, ban·ters
v.tr.
To speak to in a playful or teasing way.
v.intr.
To exchange mildly teasing remarks.
One of the things I love is bantering. Good bantering skills are not given to everyone. Whether it’s bantering with the mail carrier or bantering with my best friend, it’s all fun. Being “in the zone” with someone to be able to banter is often an issue of timing. If I’m thinking about the stack of paperwork on my desk I need to deal with, bantering doesn’t come as easily. But, good bantering can certainly distract me from the paperwork.
I’ve been bantering with someone for a few weeks. Not much is accomplished, but the opportunity to enjoy the back-and-forth, give-and-take of silly mental meanderings is fun. And, fun is something I’ve been lacking for a while.
People who banter well in writing do not necessarily banter well verbally. I’ve threatened to banter with the banterist by phone, but I dare not hope that the banterist banters the banter as well in both mediums. I'm almost afraid to break the bantering spell by picking up the phone.
Still don’t know much about my fellow banterist, but am looking forward to learning more. I have a feeling this banterist will be banterific regardless.
Furthermore, it is impossible to epitomise banter in a single quote as it is time and place dependent, and like true beauty, true banter is apparent to the beholder.
~Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banter"
Published on: Mar 20, 2006
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