When these terms of art gain wider currency, it is largely because nonspecialists are eager to seem conversant with the ins and outs of an esoteric subject.
The fierce "Japanese Footbridge" from around 1920-22 istartlingng: its fiery oranges, browns and deep greens seem conversant with van Gogh, late Bonnard, Ensor and even Soutine.
Yet he said he found it interesting that for the most part, the phantom posted links on blogs like his own, where many of those who commented seem conversant in technology.
The styles are unanimously representational, with the extremes defined by Nataraj Sharma's dreamlike, sometimes nightmarish renditions of urban life, which have academic underpinnings, and Ram Singh Urvedi's obsessively dotted imaginary creatures that draw on indigenous traditions in the state of Madhya Pradesh but seem conversant with cartoons, sci-fi and even Dr. Seuss.
At the same time, the content that Paul seems most "conversant" about in the interview is the tamer stuff in which he's consistently and conspicuously taken an interest -- monetary policy, central banking, and the gold standard.
British and European diplomats sometimes seemed more conversant with the local culture than the Americans, despite their much smaller staffs and resources.
Bush wore a blue pin-striped suit and black cowboy boots (as well as pink wool socks), and he seemed more conversant with the nuances of policy than he does at press conferences.
"Big Bang" 's main characters, Leonard and Sheldon, are physicists, and not in the vague sitcom way that Ross, from "Friends," was a paleontologist, an occupation with which he seemed as conversant as a randomly selected eleven-year-old boy.
Sohn must own a copy of Travelogue or Reproduction, so conversant does he seem to be with that genus of frigid sonics.
However, although it may seem astonishing to those not conversant with the criminal justice system, there is some truth to the idea that prosecutors seek informants with a level of "street cred" that enables them to liaise with, and inform on, the criminal community.
