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Can I say: 'It was properly an informal conference.' instead of 'It was by way of being an informal conference'. Some people says: 'It was via a casual meeting'
Can I say: 'It was properly an informal conference.' instead of 'It was by way of being an informal conference'. Some people says: 'It was via a casual meeting'
What's the difference?
The last two don't sound very natural, PG.
To me the meaning of the first one is,
It was properly an informal conference. = We did the right thing to make it an informal conference.
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