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Sun 94 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Brash

Is ' brash' a common word that I can use in spoken English? For example,

He is brash and I don't like him. I think people should be modesty instead of being too brash.
  

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sun 94 Is ' brash' a common word that I can use in spoken English? Yes, this is common. sun 94 I think people should be modesty instead of being too brash.

— Avangi

  • sun 94 Is ' brash' a common word that I can use in spoken English?
  • Yes, this is common.
  • sun 94 I think people should be modesty instead of being too brash.
  • " "Brash" and "modest" are adjectives.
  • "Modesty" is an noun.
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sun 94Is ' brash' a common word that I can use in spoken English?
For example, He is brash and I don't like him.Yes, this is common.
sun 94I think people should be modesty instead of being too brash.
"Brash" is good here, but "modesty" should be "modest."

"Brash" and "modest" are adjectives. "Modesty" is an noun.
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Hi,

s ' brash' a common word that I can use in spoken English? For example,

He is brash and I don't like him. I think people should be modest instead of being too brash.

The word is not unusual among educated people. But it's unusual among uneducated people.
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Clive's point is important. I shouldn't have made the general statement that "brash" is common. It's only common in certain circles.
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then, what is the commone word that can replace ' brash' in daily conversation?
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insolent, haughty, arrogant, impertinant, audacious

These are all rather high-register words.

I would have added "rude," which is more common; but my thesaurus doesn't include it.

Perhaps someone can offer a more common synonym.
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Hi,

loud and pushy ?

Clive
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