Conversate is not a word.
Merriam-Webster.com has it listed as a nonstandard, first used in 1973. Ugh. Don't feed the beast, Webster. The word is converse. Not to be confused with Converse
Converse:
CONVERSE:
I know in my blog posts, I am the reigning Queen of improper grammar usage, but in my everyday life, and ESPECIALLY my professional career, I try to be mindful of my speech. I just find it...disconcerting that someone with a college degrees from a respectful institution will use a non-word such as 'conversating' in a meeting with a superior. And not even in a referential manner -- the non-word was used as if it made perfect sense. As a replacement for "when speaking with ___" or "in conversations with ___" or "after conversing with_____"
/rant over.
