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I heard Japanese speaker correcting himself from 面会 to 対面. **Edit:** The
actual phrase was 「二人が ~~面会~~ 対面をした時に・・・」

He was referring to a meeting of two people one-on-one in a casual setting,
but still relations of the two were official.

What would be the difference between these two words? What could be the
purpose of the correction?
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word-choice nuances
The difference between 面会 and 対面
面会 : interview. visitation.

対面 : face to face.

対面する : face.

I think 面会 is not wrong, but 面会 is sometimes used to explain a visitation in a
hospital or in a prison.

I would use 差しで会った。, but probably this is informal way to explain.
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