Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-217 days agoHow come people don't compliment other people on great word usage? If someone use the word lets say ecclesiastical or something like that they do not get complimented it shows they respect English.message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow come people don't compliment other people on great word usage? If someone use the word lets say ecclesiastical or something like that they do not get complimented it shows they respect English.Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-217 days agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoBecause that is patronising.
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days agoSo if i say to you good word usage in patronizing but say it non sarcastically and compliment you saying you don’t hear it used correctly anymore. Isn’t that complementing them on their intelligence. ?
Because that is patronising.
So if i say to you good word usage in patronizing but say it non sarcastically and compliment you saying you don’t hear it used correctly anymore. Isn’t that complementing them on their intelligence. ?