Just thinking about language, and how ironic it is, that we may say that one is dignified, when one has dignity/self-respect, however -- when it comes to not having self-respect -- we may not necessarily say that one is dignity-less; Much like, when we say that one if full of beauty -- we say that they are beautiful; but if we are referring to someone who is lacking in beauty, we do not say that they are beauty-less -- but rather, we refer to them as being ugly; homely; or unattractive.
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Is There a Logical Counterpart of the Word Beautiful, Regarding the Adjective for Being Creative?
If you have beauty, you may be deemed a beautiful person; and not as 'beautly'.
If you are creative, you may be deemed as that. However -- not as 'creatiful'.
Language may not always be logical; ugly is left out... and 'creately' and 'beautivity' can't relate...
Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech
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