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Napoleonponapa Posted 17 years ago
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To have big ego, to have too much ego, to have too much self-respect

1) My boss has too much ego.

2) My boss has too much self ( self-respect).

3) My boss has a big ego.

4) My boss has a big self-respest.

which one is correct and commonly used in daily conversation? any synonym?

Thank so much
  

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HI, 1) My boss has too much ego. OK. Not unusual.

— Clive

  • HI, 1) My boss has too much ego.
  • OK.
  • Not unusual.
  • 2) My boss has too much self ( self-respect).
  • Not correct.
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HI,

1) My boss has too much ego. OK. Not unusual.

2) My boss has too much self ( self-respect). Not correct.

3) My boss has a big ego. OK. Not unusual.

4) My boss has a big self-respest. Not correct.

which one is correct and commonly used in daily conversation? 1 and especially 3.

any synonym? Not exactly a synonym, but - He's very egot
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Hi napoleonponapa

Having a lot of self-respect is generally seen as a positive thing, but "too much ego" would be negative.

Here are a few sentences that I think would be pretty typical:

- My boss has an enormous ego. (negative)

- My boss is full of himself. (negative)

- My boss is very egotistical. (negative)
- My boss has an ego the size of th
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