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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of proclivities

Hi

Is the use of the word proclivities OK in everyday spoken English? Are these natural?

The guy has strange sexual proclivities.

The chief reason for the divorce was her weird proclivities towards sudden outbursts.

...because I have no proclivity towards literature/reading literature.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Is the use of the word proclivities OK in everyday spoken English? For educated people, yes, Are these natural? The guy has strange sexual proclivities.

— Clive

  • Is the use of the word proclivities OK in everyday spoken English?
  • For educated people, yes, Are these natural?
  • The guy has strange sexual proclivities.
  • OK The chief reason for the divorce was her weird proclivities towards sudden outbursts.
  • because I have no proclivity towards literature/reading literature.
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Is the use of the word proclivities OK in everyday spoken English? For educated people, yes,

Are these natural?

The guy has strange sexual proclivities. OK

The chief reason for the divorce was her weird proclivities towards sudden outbursts.

...because I have no proclivity towards literature/reading literatur
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Thanks, Clive.

Could you please tell me which preposition you would use here instead?

...because I have no proclivity towards literature.

or

weird sexual proclivities towards children...

Tom
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I' say
weird sexual proclivities
or
weird sexual proclivities towards children.

My dictionary notes, and I agree, that the word 'proclivities' is usually used for something
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