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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"Counter-productive" vs "Unproductive"
Hi
Would you say that these two words are essentially synonumous?
Counter-productive
Unproductive
1) Such remarks are rather counter-productive.
2) Such remarks are rather unproductive.
Thanks,
Tom
Would you say that these two words are essentially synonumous?
Counter-productive
Unproductive
1) Such remarks are rather counter-productive.
2) Such remarks are rather unproductive.
Thanks,
Tom
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Hi Tom. In the context you are using them they are synonymous. However as words in their own right - no they are not.
- Hi Tom.
- In the context you are using them they are synonymous.
- However as words in their own right - no they are not.
- Today was unproductive - I didn't get much work done.
- The phone constantly ringing was counter-productive to my studies.
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Hi Tom.
In the context you are using them they are synonymous. However as words in their own right - no they are not.
Today was unproductive - I didn't get much work done.
The phone constantly ringing was counter-productive to my studies.
One you don't get work done, the other makes the work harder/ more work.
DP
In the context you are using them they are synonymous. However as words in their own right - no they are not.
Today was unproductive - I didn't get much work done.
The phone constantly ringing was counter-productive to my studies.
One you don't get work done, the other makes the work harder/ more work.
DP
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Far from it:
counterproductive***: having the opposite of the desired effect.
The management and the workers' union meet to discuss and try to avert a conflict that could end in a strike being called. They meet, and one of the managers starts angrily verbally abusing the union reps as militant strike-mongers whose only intent is to destroy the company etc. Rather than producti
counterproductive***: having the opposite of the desired effect.
The management and the workers' union meet to discuss and try to avert a conflict that could end in a strike being called. They meet, and one of the managers starts angrily verbally abusing the union reps as militant strike-mongers whose only intent is to destroy the company etc. Rather than producti
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Though counterproductive remarks are unproductive in regards to the objective, they are productive to counter the objective.
So, NO they are not synonymous but are related.
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