Is it correct to use “pejorative” like this?
Is it correct to use pejorative like this?
How would you say both of these?
Is it pejorative to say that he’s a second tier coach that only wins second tier competitions.
Is this correct and natural?
Are we being/Are we pejorative when we say that he’s a second tier coach who only wins second tier competitions.
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The word "journeyman" is used almost exclusively as in the following - that is, to explain the negative usage of a word: I like Coach Smith. We played together in the league, and I've followed his coaching career since he first started. "
- The word "journeyman" is used almost exclusively as in the following - that is, to explain the negative usage of a word: I like Coach Smith.
- We played together in the league, and I've followed his coaching career since he first started.
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The word "journeyman" is used almost exclusively as in the following - that is, to explain the negative usage of a word:
I like Coach Smith. We played together in the league, and I've followed his coaching career since he first started. Thus, it bothers me to hear him described as a "journeyman" coach - with "journeyman" used in its pejorative sense of "solid but not championship
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