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Mohamadreza0 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

optimist or optimistic

I`m a bit confused in using the right word . Which one is the proper structure:
1. I`m optimistic about ..... (adj)
2. I`m optimist about ..... ( noun)
  

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I'm optimistic about our chances. ) I'm an optimist about the theater. (This is possible but best avoided.

— Enoon

  • I'm optimistic about our chances.
  • ) I'm an optimist about the theater.
  • (This is possible but best avoided.
  • It conveys nothing that "I'm optimistic" does not.
  • Also, "about" is a bit clumsy to my ear.
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I'm optimistic about our chances. (This is the usual form.)

I'm an optimist about the theater. (This is possible but best avoided. It conveys nothing that "I'm optimistic" does not. Also, "about" is a bit clumsy to my ear. I would expect something more like, "I'm an optimist when it comes to ....")
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Thanks but I often heard " i`m optimistic about sth , with an , should it necessarily followed by a determiner?
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Mohamadreza0Thanks but I often heard " i`m optimistic about sth , with an , should it necessarily followed by a determiner?
I don't follow you, but a determiner is not necessary: "I'm optimistic about democracy."
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