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Dominik Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Gain an attitude
Can you give a simple example of a sentence with gain an attitude in connection with job/work subject.
What does gain an attitude mean? Can you say it in a diferent way?
Thanks!
What does gain an attitude mean? Can you say it in a diferent way?
Thanks!
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I take it as a pejorative. " It's casual, perhaps even slang. " You didn't have one when I met you, but you've sure got one now!
- I take it as a pejorative.
- " It's casual, perhaps even slang.
- " You didn't have one when I met you, but you've sure got one now!
- " These are compliments.
- But we're talking about two different expressions.
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I take it as a pejorative. "You have an attitude" = "You are a jerk." "You have issues." "You're socially maladjusted."
It's casual, perhaps even slang.
To "gain an attitude" is to "acquire an attitude."
You didn't have one when I met you, but you've sure got one now!
Of course we also say, "He has a really good attitude!" "I like his attitude.
It's casual, perhaps even slang.
To "gain an attitude" is to "acquire an attitude."
You didn't have one when I met you, but you've sure got one now!
Of course we also say, "He has a really good attitude!" "I like his attitude.
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Thanks,
So can i say for example:
I gained a positive attitude towards my job.
So can i say for example:
I gained a positive attitude towards my job.
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Yes, indeed!
It's only "attitude" with no modifier which seems to mean "a problem attitude."
I think this usage has developed during my lifetime.
It's only "attitude" with no modifier which seems to mean "a problem attitude."
I think this usage has developed during my lifetime.
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Dominikgain an attitudeI wouldn't say that this is a very common phrase.
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Gentlemen,
Re CJ's Google reference, it seems my impression was wrong. Although there are few hits, the expression "to gain an attitude" does exist as describing a positive accomplishment. I was unaware of that. Sorry.
My only other knowledge of "attitude" was in the field of aeronautics, eg referring to a space ship's orientation relative to its trajectory.
Re CJ's Google reference, it seems my impression was wrong. Although there are few hits, the expression "to gain an attitude" does exist as describing a positive accomplishment. I was unaware of that. Sorry.
My only other knowledge of "attitude" was in the field of aeronautics, eg referring to a space ship's orientation relative to its trajectory.
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