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Nsfs2 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Informative

Hi,

Is it possible to use 'informative' to describe people. For example, to talk about someone who has great knowledge?

Thanks.
  

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I wouldn't say it is wrong, but I never hear it used of a person. I hear it for things, eg that book/essay/program/discussion was very informative. Clive

— Clive

  • I wouldn't say it is wrong, but I never hear it used of a person.
  • I hear it for things, eg that book/essay/program/discussion was very informative.
  • Clive
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I wouldn't say it is wrong, but I never hear it used of a person.
I hear it for things, eg that book/essay/program/discussion was very informative.

Clive
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He has a wealth of knowledge. - This is rather common.
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nsfs2Is it possible to use 'informative' to describe people.
It's certainly possible because I've done it.

Thank you very much for explaining all of that. You've been very informative.

Maybe I'm using it wrong, though.
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CalifJimThank you very much for explaining all of that. You've been very informative.
Yes, I have used it to describe the person's behavior or the content of what he said.

But I think the poster was asking about this: John is an informative man. He knows a lot about a lot of different subjects.
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AlpheccaStarsI think the poster was asking about this: John is an informative man.
OK. Maybe it's predicative but not attributive then.

CJ
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CalifJimOK. Maybe it's predicative but not attributive then.CJ
But you can have an informative meeting, an informative treatise or an informative web site.
So, it depends....
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AlpheccaStarsBut you can have an informative meeting
Oh, right. I'm not slicing up the universe of possibilities correctly.
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