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Trunks Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Question with "conventional"!!!

Can you explain why the word "conventional" is said to be "disapproved" while the word "unconventional" is said to be "approved" in the Dictionary?

What is wrong if someone has an ordinary or typical characteristic?

Can you give me an example of "conventional" and "unconventional" view/clothes/morality/remark (any one of them for "conventional" and "unconventional"?
  

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Trunks Can you explain why the word "conventional" is said to be "disapproved" while the word "unconventional" is said to be "approved" in the Dictionary? I don't quite understand. What are the exact words that the dictionary uses?

— Mr Wordy

  • Trunks Can you explain why the word "conventional" is said to be "disapproved" while the word "unconventional" is said to be "approved" in the Dictionary?
  • I don't quite understand.
  • What are the exact words that the dictionary uses?
  • Do you mean "disapprov ing "?
  • Trunks What is wrong if someone has an ordinary or typical characteristic?
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TrunksCan you explain why the word "conventional" is said to be "disapproved" while the word "unconventional" is said to be "approved" in the Dictionary?
I don't quite understand. What are the exact words that the dictionary uses? Do you mean "disapproving"?
TrunksWhat is wrong if someone has an ordinary or typical characteristi
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TrunksCan you explain why the word "conventional" is said to be "disapproved" while the word "unconventional" is said to be "approved" in the Dictionary?
What dictionary are you using? That sounds strange.

Look up "conventional oven", "conventional warfare", "conventional mortgage".

CJ
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I'm sorry...my bad....i intended to mean "approving" and "disapproving" instead of "disapproved" and "approved"....And I concur to your explanation Mr Wordy...thnx

It's like the word "conventional" is attached to the sense that "you do what everyone else is doing" which makes it seem dull...
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I'm using the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary...
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