While the 2 young ladies had a conversation, a man stood listening in.
1) Though he spoke in jest, Mark was undoubtedly giving us a message.2) Do not jest about matter of morality.
She took him seriously, even though he said it in jest. The jest had fallen flat, so he did not attempt any other humor.
Because she didn't want to embarrass him for telling a lie in public, Martha asked him, "Surely you jest."
It is grammatically correct. It would be acceptable as a teasing comment in an informal conversation between friends, but not in any sort of formal context.
That is the correct spelling of "jest" (a joke or humorous comment).The similar words are gist (concise form) and just(only, or right).
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
The correct spelling of the term is facetious (farcical, done in jest).
Yes, you could. It may or may not be grammatically correct, but lots of people do it both in conversation and in writing.
I had a conversation with your mother this morning.
One sentence using dogmatic could be, It is difficult to have a conversation with someone who is dogmatic. Dogmatic means that a person has such a strong conviction about their point of view that they believe that they are always correct.
I had a conversation with my friend over last night's homework.
I had a great conversation with my friend, and we discussed a variety of topics.