His tone contained the right mixture of banter and seriousness.
Better to see this exchange of witty banter for what it is: Good 'ole, harmless fun.
They are immersed not in knowledge but in “gossip and social banter”.
Our conversation started out with some banter about the rivalry between bankers and traders at many Wall Street firms.
And in the cold light of an employment tribunal, what seemed like harmless banter about the marketing manager's new hairdo can sound like a character assassination.
Groupon borrowed some tools and terms from journalism, softened the traditional heavy hand of advertising, added some banter and attitude and married the result to a discounted deal.
After taking a trip "Back to the Future," the couple ended up onstage for banter with each other — and their mother and grandmother.
