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Topic	The word "pretentious" is losing its meaning
wah_wah_wah 05/12/18 12:20:09 PM #9:	adjl posted... wah_wah_wah posted... adjl posted... I like how you're being pretentious about use of the word pretentious. I don't think describing exactly what a word means is being pretentious. Pedantic, perhaps. But necessary It does if you're using that pedantry as a basis to look down on people. Pretentiousness doesn't mean to look down on people. It means pretending to knowledge you don't have. If anything the people misusing the word "pretentious" to mean "condescending" are the ones being pretentious. <cite>wah_wah_wah posted [p:901222160] in The word &... [t:76600837]...</cite> <quote><cite>adjl posted...</cite> <quote><cite>wah_wah_wah posted...</cite> <quote><cite>adjl posted...</cite> <quote>I like how you're being pretentious about use of the word pretentious.</quote> I don't think describing exactly what a word means is being pretentious. Pedantic, perhaps. But necessary</quote> It does if you're using that pedantry as a basis to look down on people.</quote> Pretentiousness doesn't mean to look down on people. It means pretending to knowledge you don't have. If anything the people misusing the word "pretentious" to mean "condescending" are the ones being pretentious.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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