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Off topic, but I thought "inculcate" was a typo or something so I looked it up... that's a cool word I've never come across before, thanks.
by sen 5y ago
Off topic, but I thought "inculcate" was a typo or something so I looked it up... that's a cool word I've never come across before, thanks.
- ethbr0 5y ago* Minor quibble: Don't think the "with" is needed. You inculcate a skill or quality (active), or a skill is inculcated in someone (passive). So "secretly inculcate tech skills" reads more normally to me.
- dang 5y agoBelieve it or not I checked the definition first to see whether I could use the word that way, because I wanted the symmetry of "with" in both clauses. It turned out that not only was 'with' valid, it seemed to be the only way to use the word in the sense that I meant it—at least according to this link, which I do not recommend clicking on without an ad blocker: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/inculcate https://www.dictionary.com/browse/inculcate
- ethbr0 5y agoToday I learned! It's rare enough to read it, and I wasn't aware of the secondary definition, or the fact that the meaning was usually coupled with the preposition, if present. Thanks for the education!