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Diotima Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Vanity - what do we say...
Hi,
Can somebody help me with this:
what is it called the person who boasts his/her achievements? Boaster?
And what about who is concerned with his/her appearance/style of clothes. Somebody told me 'fop/foppish' but said that it is generally used for men. What do we say for women?
I found these words 'vain' 'swanky' 'snooty' but I don't know when to use them and for whom (men/women)...
thank you
Can somebody help me with this:
what is it called the person who boasts his/her achievements? Boaster?
And what about who is concerned with his/her appearance/style of clothes. Somebody told me 'fop/foppish' but said that it is generally used for men. What do we say for women?
I found these words 'vain' 'swanky' 'snooty' but I don't know when to use them and for whom (men/women)...
thank you
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what is it called the person who boasts his/her achievements? - OK, or braggart, blowhard. And what about who is concerned with his/her appearance/style of clothes.
- what is it called the person who boasts his/her achievements?
- - OK, or braggart, blowhard.
- And what about who is concerned with his/her appearance/style of clothes.
- Somebody told me 'fop/foppish' but said that it is generally used for men.
- -- Vain is good, or overly fashion-conscious.
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what is it called the person who boasts his/her achievements? Boaster?- OK, or braggart, blowhard.
And what about who is concerned with his/her appearance/style of clothes. Somebody told me 'fop/foppish' but said that it is generally used for men. What do we say for women?-- Vain is good, or overly fashion-conscious.
'vain'-- overly proud of one's appearance or
And what about who is concerned with his/her appearance/style of clothes. Somebody told me 'fop/foppish' but said that it is generally used for men. What do we say for women?-- Vain is good, or overly fashion-conscious.
'vain'-- overly proud of one's appearance or
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Thank you so much for this, Mister Micawber, it is definitely clearer now!
can I use these adjectives for both men and women or are there any exceptions? Is any of them derogatory or might be considered offensive?
can I use these adjectives for both men and women or are there any exceptions? Is any of them derogatory or might be considered offensive?
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They are all offensive to the person, since they are all critical on a personal level. Braggart and blowhard are rather masculine, since it is mostly men who do so; women are just 'full of themselves' (as men can also be). The others are unisex criticisms.
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