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I think I dig your comment -- but I'm curious about your use of the word "tropes" which has a somewhat negative connotation; was that intentional?
by chrisweekly 7y ago
I think I dig your comment -- but I'm curious about your use of the word "tropes" which has a somewhat negative connotation; was that intentional?
- jholman 7y agoI'm curious why you think "trope" has a negative connotation. Was that researched?
- OJFord 7y agoNot GP, but to me it can be 'negative'-ish in the same way as 'cliché' is, i.e. it doesn't have to be, but can be used like 'well it's a bit of a trope (resp. cliché) that [...]'
- majos 7y agoIt’s not meant to be negative, just in the sense of “a commonly occurring rhetorical device”.