Event and Occasion

Event and Occasion Event and Occasion Event and Occasion By Maeve Maddox Karen writes: Wondering if you can do a post on the use of event and occasion are they interchangeable terms, or does one imply more significance than the other? To me, an occasion is more special than an event. The twins birthday is always a special occasion for the family. However, many speakers would use the word event in this example. The words are so close in meaning and have so many different applications that it is difficult to formulate a hard and fast distinction between them. Wikipedia lists 20 different senses for event: nine general meanings and eleven specialized meanings. Context is everything. The word event is common in writing about sports and entertainment. Fox and DirecTV hosting charity event for family of the late Will Flannery Apple announces special event for January 27 A rematch of top rivals Darrion Caldwell and Brent Metcalf is the Main Event of a seven-match card of wrestling bouts†¦ Conventions and conferences are events. Graduations and jazz festivals are events. Plain old parties are often called events. One distinction that can be drawn is that occasion carries the sense of a falling together of events to produce an opportunity for something. Let me take the occasion of this interview as the opportunity to question one of the received ideas about contemporary poetry. An event, on the other hand, is usually scheduled. Indeed, an event may be scheduled to celebrate an occasion: A conference will be held †¦ on the occasion of Richard Vargas 80th birthday The expression on occasion means from time to time: On occasion I have misspoken about my service and I regret that and I take full responsibility. An occasional poem is a poem written to celebrate a special occasion such as a coronation or a royal birthday. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:50 Handy Expressions About Handsâ€Å"As Well As† Does Not Mean â€Å"And†Drama vs. Melodrama