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Language nitpick in the parent’s comment: “touted” is definitely the wrong word here, to tout is to solicit.
by toxik 6y ago
Language nitpick in the parent’s comment: “touted” is definitely the wrong word here, to tout is to solicit.
- perl4ever 6y ago"touted" has a positive connotation to me, so it doesn't sound right to tout negative aspects of something. But the meaning seems clear.
- yesenadam 6y ago> “touted” is definitely the wrong word here, Uh, no. In Merriam Webster, that's meaning #2. Meaning #1 is > to make much of : promote, talk up > touted as the summer's blockbuster movie > the college's much touted women's studies program https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout
- mumblemumble 6y agoRealistically, that first definition is slightly ambiguous; it may or may not mean to imply that the talk is supposed to be promotional and not derisive in order for the definition to apply. I am guessing that they probably did mean to imply that connotation, though, based on other information on the page. I'd argue, though, that the reality is that the word's meaning is in the process of shifting from being a synonym for "promote" to being a synonym for "make out to be"; that reflects much common usage, and dictionaries always lag behind a bit in cases like this. They have to - they're a descriptive artifact, not a prescriptive one.
- toxik 6y agoWhich is also positive in its tone. It’s the wrong word.
- agalunar 6y agoThe sense here is 1 : to make much of : PROMOTE, TALK UP as opposed to 2 : to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tout Edit: uups! Didn't reload the page and see yesenadam's comment before posting. Sorry about that!
- toxik 6y agoIt was promoted as hard to learn? What. Neither definition fits.