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Forum: General Stuff Topic: Fake Vocabulary started by: thibodeaux Posted by thibodeaux on Mar. 03 2011,10:03
I've noticed lately people using "reticent" when they really mean "reluctant."
Posted by GORDON on Mar. 03 2011,10:04
Well that's just incorrect.
Posted by thibodeaux on Mar. 03 2011,10:05
I think it is, but the dictionary lists it as a synonym.
Posted by GORDON on Mar. 03 2011,10:07
I thought reticent meant unlikely to speak. Or something like that.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 03 2011,11:09
I've always though of reticent as:unwilling/reluctant to speak. So it could be reluctant, but only with regards to talking. Someone wouldn't be reticent to go to the beach. Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 03 2011,12:33
QUOTE Standards of modesty (also called demureness or reticence) are aspects of the culture of a country or people, at a given point in time, and is a measure against which an individual in society may be judged. I sort of like that definition better. Although, pumping in the societal standards concept is a bit annoying. Posted by GORDON on Mar. 23 2011,05:49
(thibodeaux @ Mar. 03 2011,13:03) QUOTE I've noticed lately people using "reticent" when they really mean "reluctant." Just saw this used that way on another forum, and it occurred to me that people who spend a long time describing how they are reticent... aren't. |