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Are you a native English speaker? I can't think of a scenario where "superhuman" has negative connotations in American English. When we say someone has superhum
by School-Cotton 1y ago
Are you a native English speaker? I can't think of a scenario where "superhuman" has negative connotations in American English. When we say someone has superhuman skill, or speed, or strength, it is always a positive thing.
- JohnFen 1y ago> Are you a native English speaker? Yes, I am. Born and raised in the US. There are instances where the term is used in a positive sense, yes, but those are limited in scope. "Superhuman strength" rather than just "superhuman". "Superhuman" on its own is a term that has long been tightly associated with a wide variety of horrible things. Eugenics, for example.
- School-Cotton 1y agoI honestly think most American English speakers are not thinking about eugenics when they hear that term. I believe you when you say that it has those connotations for you but I think you are in a small minority.
- nxor 1y agoWithout a doubt
- jazzyjackson 1y agoI like superhuman as an adjective, it implies some quality of a man is superhuman, but a superhuman as a standalone item is very frightening as it spells obsolescence for the rest of us ( I guess this is the plot of X-Men )