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Aren't all adjectives relative and therefore arguable? It's amazing how often they're used in debates or political speech (ex. good, bad, strong, important, da
by everdev 8y ago
Aren't all adjectives relative and therefore arguable?
It's amazing how often they're used in debates or political speech (ex. good, bad, strong, important, dangerous, etc.) when they clearly mean different things to different people, but maybe that's the idea.
- neom 8y agoIndeed, this is why the best communicators lean heavily on adverbs and pay careful attention to what adjectives make sense for the audience.
- Senderman 8y agoI do think it's the idea, a lot of the time. On the other hand I suspect a lot of people do it without being aware. There's only so much accuracy you can squeeze into a sentence - some people don't notice, some take advantage, some try to teach others to keep an ear out for this exact problem.