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Is "meet" an appropriate abbreviation for "meeting"?

English Language & Usage Asked by Leftorro on August 29, 2021

I would like to start a project that has the word "meeting" in its title. Could "meet" replace "meeting", or would this have an adverse effect? Would this be using "meet" properly?

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Meet as a noun refers to sports events, if you are referring to business or social gatherings you should use "meeting":

  • (us) a sports event: a track/swim meet the first meet of the season ​
  • (uk) an occasion when people go fox hunting

Cambridge Dictionary

Answered by user66974 on August 29, 2021

Not in a business setting, which I assume you mean by the fact that you're talking about a project. Sometimes meetings are called meets, but this is usually done to be cheeky. And such a meet is never a formal meeting, but a less formal social encounter or gathering (e.g. "meet and greet"). (Or, as JOSH points out, a sporting event.) In a business setting, one would never say "I'm headed to my 9 AM status meet."

Answered by kindall on August 29, 2021

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