Monologue -n- a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, esp. one dominating or monopolizing a conversation.
Dialogue -n- an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue
If two people are conversing (often assumed to be a dialogue due to two parties being involved) except they aren't "exchanging ideas or opinions" as per the definition of dialogue, but are merely telling ideas or opinions, does it then become merely a series of alternating monologues? Would that not prevent a dynamic conversation but instead replace it with two people just going round and round and round and getting no where at all?
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