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No, they are different. Contemptible is how you describe someone else if you hold them in contempt. Contemptuous describes your feelings for a person you think is contemptible. So, you could say, 'I am contemptuous of you, I think you are contemptible'.

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I think someone who advertises himself as an entrepreneur should be more careful and express himself in an honest and proper way, this also applies to escorts. I'm aware of the collapse of English because of texting, grammar and specially spelling could be a real nightmare when kids learning. I would recommend escorts to read before they click and send an email just to make sure the message (text or email) makes sense and is easy to read by the receiver.

 

"... your American spelling": What about the way yinz drive or write dates? Please let's be respectful, it's the same language a shared language, besides we have no hooligans this side of the Atlantic but I'm aware we have a lot of other issue.

 

I agree completely, but I work in an environment where I am forced to "translate" so much non-standard English on a on-going basis that my sensibilities have, out of necessity, been forced to lie down and STFU. If I can get the drift of what someone's trying to say, I rejoice. Sadly--no, distressingly, I'm now having to ask, "Can you read cursive?" to anyone who appears to be under 25 because there's no longer any guarantee person X can. Ouch. That really hurts because I spent more than a bit of effort perfecting my penmanship, which is both clear and elegant. How will these poor thing sign a contract? Oh well. (My grandmother's cursive was a work of art from a different age...sigh.)

 

BTW...I'm equally amused by certain British spellings, being on the same side of the pond that you're on [<-- OMG! Prepositional stranding!]. "Connexion"? LOL

 

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I do give some slack to escorts whose first language isn't English. But I always wonder why they don't let an English speaker proofread their ads and make the necessary corrections before they post.

 

 

Because some may find Charm in their native tongue speak ? Just like some people are turned on by accents.

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I agree completely, but I work in an environment where I am forced to "translate" so much non-standard English on a on-going basis that my sensibilities have, out of necessity, been forced to lie down and STFU. If I can get the drift of what someone's trying to say, I rejoice. Sadly--no, distressingly, I'm now having to ask, "Can you read cursive?" to anyone who appears to be under 25 because there's no longer any guarantee person X can. Ouch. That really hurts because I spent more than a bit of effort perfecting my penmanship, which is both clear and elegant. How will these poor thing sign a contract? Oh well. (My grandmother's cursive was a work of art from a different age...sigh.)

 

BTW...I'm equally amused by certain British spellings, being on the same side of the pond that you're on [<-- OMG! Prepositional stranding!]. "Connexion"? LOL

 

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Kids don't even learn how to write in cursive, sad because it was a great way for them at ages 4 and 5 (or younger) to practice using a pen.

 

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Different people look for different things of course, but I would not discount the importance of intelligence and education to long-term success for those in the business of providing companionship.

 

In Renaissance Italy, the most successful courtesans had to know Greek and Latin as well as the Italian vernacular. They could play music and could converse about politics and other topics of the day. The wealthy clients of these “cortigiana onesta” or “intellectual courtesans,” were obviously looking for more than just superficial beauty and physical pleasure. http://thingstodo.viator.com/venice/secrets-of-venice-venetian-courtesans/

 

Incidentally, didn’t I read somewhere that Mr. Gaite has several degrees, including one in English literature? For me, his clever and insightful comments here, with grammar better than mine, reflect a playful intelligence that nicely complements the recent photos that folks have been abuzz about.

Gaite is a smart cookie. Sweet and tasty.

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AdamSmith Grand Master

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No, they are different. Contemptible is how you describe someone else if you hold them in contempt. Contemptuous describes your feelings for a person you think is contemptible. So, you could say, 'I am contemptuous of you, I think you are contemptible'.

Likewise people often say nauseous (affected with nausea) when they mean nauseating (causing nausea). Although regrettably some dictionaries are starting to fold the tent and accept 'nauseous' as meaning either one.

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No, they are different. Contemptible is how you describe someone else if you hold them in contempt. Contemptuous describes your feelings for a person you think is contemptible. So, you could say, 'I am contemptuous of you, I think you are contemptible'.

What Mike said.

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Do I Look SMART ??? I have a PhP....

 

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Grammatical errors are not usually a showstopper unless there are more than one or two. Rampant mistakes is a strong indication that the person in question doesn't care how he present himself to others. If English is not his primary language then I am more inclined to give him a pass although with grammar and spellcheckers readily available, there really is very little excuse. I love ads that include more than the escorts stats. I particularly like this one:

 

http://rentmen.com/victorbrazill/

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Likewise people often say nauseous (affected with nausea) when they mean nauseating (causing nausea). Although regrettably some dictionaries are starting to fold the tent and accept 'nauseous' as meaning either one.

 

You're slightly wrong here. Actually you're entirely, 100% wrong: the exact opposite is true. You've made the mistake you were railing against and have been hoist with your own petard.

 

Nauseous and nauseating are traditionally synonyms. It's nauseated that means both "affected with nausea" and "how I feel right now arguing about this bs." See more here: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/2015/nauseated-vs-nauseous/ and again here: http://www.grammarerrors.com/word-choice/nauseousnauseated/

 

Needless to say I shan't be tendering you my custom. ;)

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You're slightly wrong here. Actually you're entirely, 100% wrong: the exact opposite is true. You've made the mistake you were railing against and have been hoist with your own petard.

 

Nauseous and nauseating are traditionally synonyms. It's nauseated that means both "affected with nausea" and "how I feel right now arguing about this bs." See more here: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/2015/nauseated-vs-nauseous/ and again here: http://www.grammarerrors.com/word-choice/nauseousnauseated/

 

Needless to say I shan't be tendering you my custom. ;)

I concede!

 

Although not without a bit of quibble. The Online Etymological Dictionary comes, weakly and partially, to my defense:

 

nauseous (adj.) http://www.etymonline.com/graphics/dictionary.gif

c. 1600, "inclined to nausea, easily made queasy" (obsolete), from nausea + -ous. Sense of "causing nausea or squeamishness" is attested from 1610s.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=nauseous

 

P.S. I withdraw my concession! This source agrees with me:

 

https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/nauseated-nauseous/

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P.S. I withdraw my concession! This source agrees with me:

 

https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/nauseated-nauseous/

 

Will you kindly reread your original assertion and tell me in what earthly sense the source you cite agrees with you? Your original claim was that nauseous means "affected with nausea." Every article we've linked to says that strict usage dictates that only nauseated means that. Your mistake was thinking there is a distinction between nauseous and nauseating, when in fact the relevant distinction is between nauseous and nauseated.

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Will you kindly reread your original assertion and tell me in what earthly sense the source you cite agrees with you? Your original claim was that nauseous means "affected with nausea." Every article we've linked to says that strict usage dictates that only nauseated means that. Your mistake was thinking there is a distinction between nauseous and nauseating, when in fact the relevant distinction is between nauseous and nauseated.

You're right. Sorry, I must have gotten my meds mixed up today. :confused:

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