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Who is a cynic?
What is the difference between “skeptical” and “cynical”?What does ‘Democratic sharpies’ mean? Is the usage of ‘sharpie’ as a political figure well-received?How to analyze lightly varying senses of adjective *very*What does the author mean by “door culture” in this context?Are/were these strings of decorative colourful triangles known as “dags”?Geek vs Geek Out - beyond computersthe third conditional and the meaning of the particular sentenceWord that means written, non-spoken word?What does it mean by “to begin my life with the beginning of my life” as in David Copperfield?Meaning, in context, of the idiom 'whole cloth'What do you call when someone engages in this kind of activity?
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I believe that a certain politician is motivated by his/her own selfish interests, he/she having dispensed with social norms of morality.
So am I cynical, or is the politician I referred to cynical? I find the first two senses, as defined at
https://english.stackexchange.com/a/12459/251434, conflicting, and therefore, confusing.
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I believe that a certain politician is motivated by his/her own selfish interests, he/she having dispensed with social norms of morality.
So am I cynical, or is the politician I referred to cynical? I find the first two senses, as defined at
https://english.stackexchange.com/a/12459/251434, conflicting, and therefore, confusing.
meaning
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Welcome to ELU. Have you consulted a dictionary?
– AleksandrH
47 mins ago
See my latest edit. I forgot to include the link. Sorry for the confusion.
– Many Tongues
37 mins ago
It depends on where you are standing.
– Hot Licks
23 mins ago
(Consider that you might both be cynics.)
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
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I believe that a certain politician is motivated by his/her own selfish interests, he/she having dispensed with social norms of morality.
So am I cynical, or is the politician I referred to cynical? I find the first two senses, as defined at
https://english.stackexchange.com/a/12459/251434, conflicting, and therefore, confusing.
meaning
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I believe that a certain politician is motivated by his/her own selfish interests, he/she having dispensed with social norms of morality.
So am I cynical, or is the politician I referred to cynical? I find the first two senses, as defined at
https://english.stackexchange.com/a/12459/251434, conflicting, and therefore, confusing.
meaning
meaning
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Welcome to ELU. Have you consulted a dictionary?
– AleksandrH
47 mins ago
See my latest edit. I forgot to include the link. Sorry for the confusion.
– Many Tongues
37 mins ago
It depends on where you are standing.
– Hot Licks
23 mins ago
(Consider that you might both be cynics.)
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
add a comment |
Welcome to ELU. Have you consulted a dictionary?
– AleksandrH
47 mins ago
See my latest edit. I forgot to include the link. Sorry for the confusion.
– Many Tongues
37 mins ago
It depends on where you are standing.
– Hot Licks
23 mins ago
(Consider that you might both be cynics.)
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
Welcome to ELU. Have you consulted a dictionary?
– AleksandrH
47 mins ago
Welcome to ELU. Have you consulted a dictionary?
– AleksandrH
47 mins ago
See my latest edit. I forgot to include the link. Sorry for the confusion.
– Many Tongues
37 mins ago
See my latest edit. I forgot to include the link. Sorry for the confusion.
– Many Tongues
37 mins ago
It depends on where you are standing.
– Hot Licks
23 mins ago
It depends on where you are standing.
– Hot Licks
23 mins ago
(Consider that you might both be cynics.)
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
(Consider that you might both be cynics.)
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
add a comment |
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See my latest edit. I forgot to include the link. Sorry for the confusion.
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It depends on where you are standing.
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(Consider that you might both be cynics.)
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