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Asked on March 19, 2021 in Meaning.
If product demo is in the context “it’s kind of fancy” is ambiguous. What does it mean about my immediate context?
- There are more features than expected, it goes beyond minimum expectations and offers extra effort or at least extra value, it is not fancy (bad), it is, that it is, the bright idea, is good, and works and stays that way.
- It could be mildly negative: it is more fancy (good) than expected rather than simple and straightforward (good), or it is fancy as in decorated or ornamental (bad) which might get in the way of being functional (good).
Does that have extra feature?
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Asked on March 19, 2021 in Meaning.
If product demo is in the context “it’s kind of fancy” is ambiguous. What does it mean about my immediate context?
- There are more features than expected, it goes beyond minimum expectations and offers extra effort or at least extra value, it is not fancy (bad), it is, that it is, the bright idea, is good, and works and stays that way.
- It could be mildly negative: it is more fancy (good) than expected rather than simple and straightforward (good), or it is fancy as in decorated or ornamental (bad) which might get in the way of being functional (good).
Does that have extra feature?
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Asked on March 19, 2021 in Meaning.
If product demo is in the context “it’s kind of fancy” is ambiguous. What does it mean about my immediate context?
- There are more features than expected, it goes beyond minimum expectations and offers extra effort or at least extra value, it is not fancy (bad), it is, that it is, the bright idea, is good, and works and stays that way.
- It could be mildly negative: it is more fancy (good) than expected rather than simple and straightforward (good), or it is fancy as in decorated or ornamental (bad) which might get in the way of being functional (good).
Does that have extra feature?
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Asked on March 14, 2021 in Single word requests.
These abstract collective nouns have an intuitive hierarchy, with one word each for what in mathematics would be called a “set” and “set of sets”. Identify
the second set of sets from a collective noun and add it as an adjective to underscore the higher-order act of bringing-togethers.
- We combined 5 groups into an aggregation.
- You can mix and match these five sets in one collection. Read.
Approach 2: Use a more specific collective noun for the set, and a more general for the set of groups. A pointer to the set items, which can be made easily, will describe the domain.
- From the photos we combined five albums into one.
- From the auction items we combined five lots into a collection.
What are some good examples of a good looking and successful business plan?
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Asked on March 7, 2021 in Single word requests.
Does Sally know she’s been hated?
If Sally is on the receiving end of a grudge, she is resented.Sally is in love with Alice. Alice
is jealous of her. I have a grudge against her. What with Alice?
I love Alice and she hates me so much so that Alice leaves me and refuses me.This is because “grudge” happens because it is “a specific kind of resentment based on grievance.”
Sally would also be shunned, disdained, scorned, snubbed, etc. Gnudge-er attitude towards the “grudge-ee” in society (not real words). Suppose a person gave a powerful grudge or a mild one; unlike hatred, which can have any justification, a grudge implies that a person was wronged. Why? This is not a real word but rather an adjective for a strong grudge and is defined as a desire for revenge or vengeance; then the “revenge-ee” might be describe with their specific wrongdoing: “my attacker,” “my oppressor,” etc. Sally: “Alice calls “Xenophobia”: “Ssh, she wants revenge on me,” Sally: ”
Note that “begrudge” is a related word, but it takes an object — either something worthy of envy or something that will not be shared. So: Alice resents Sally, but she does not “begrudge Sally” — instead, “Alice begrudges Sally the award.” In Sally’s perspective, what are
her reasons for Alice begrudgingly giving me the award?
What are the best ways to build a computer, with very few people needing it.?
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
“Scolded” is fine — it is not particularly formal.
Almost all of the suggested words are synonyms for “criticized,” and many of these synonyms carry with them an impression of the style (tone of voice, body language) in which the criticism is delivered.
- If the criticism is intense, she’s “berated. If
- the criticism is moderate, she “scolded. If
- the criticism is mild, she “chided” or “reproached”! With
reprimanding you, the most formal way to express criticism is “reprimanded,” but this implies that the speaker is speaking in a distant or formal way, like a judge or employer. A common institutional expression is “a formal reprimand” The
other set of more formal words is “admonish” or “rebuke.” ” These may be forceful stated but convey a sense of the speaker’s moral authority, like a preacher or prophet, and are often associated with religious writing, in which a holy figure admonishes or rebukes sinners (or devils).
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