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Interactional vs Interacting - What's the difference?

interactional | interacting |

As adjectives the difference between interactional and interacting

is that interactional is of, pertaining to, or featuring interaction while interacting is taking part in an interaction.

As a verb interacting is

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interactional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or featuring interaction.
  • * 2001 , Gisle Andersen, Pragmatic Markers and Sociolinguistic Variation (page 69)
    • The interactional function of pragmatic markers can be associated with social functions of language, such as the interlocutors' mutual recognition of the conversational relationship and the expression of solidarity and politeness.

    See also

    * interactive

    Anagrams

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    interacting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Taking part in an interaction.

    • Verb

    (head)