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keannu

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At work, what do you call non-regular meetings? Is it temporary meeting/conference or does "spontaneous meeting" also work?
 

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It might be called "an unscheduled meeting", "an ad hoc meeting" or "a surprise meeting".
 

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What about "casual meeting"?
 

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That doesn't work for me. It sounds as if the people at the meeting will be behaving in a casual manner.
 

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I like "spontaneous meeting". It sounds like a party. :)
 

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What about "casual meeting"?

Oh, we have casual Friday. I wish we had regular casual meetings. I'm all for going to a meeting in my hoodies. :cool:
 
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