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Wayne:
And tell Blondie we said hey. ;)
Wayne:
lol
Wayne:
??? :-\ "Facile" is a confusing word.
facile adj.
1. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy. See Synonyms at easy.
2. Working, acting, or speaking with effortless ease and fluency.
3. Arrived at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: proposed a facile solution to a complex problem.
4. Readily manifested, together with an aura of insincerity and lack of depth: a facile slogan devised by politicians.
5. Archaic Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner.
Facile in French just means "easy." In English, I usually think of it with the negative connotations of defs 3 and 4. But 2 is positive, and 1 is positive to neutral.
If a person is "facile," does s/he work, act, or speak with effortless ease and fluency? Or is s/he lazy, shallow, and insincere?
I tend to think of the latter. but the former is almost the opposite ... ???
injest:
--- Quote from: a Gay on February 03, 2009, 06:22:49 pm ---And tell Blondie we said hey. ;)
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I will! you should come harass Blondie sometimes, he gets the best of me too much!!
injest:
--- Quote from: a Gay on February 04, 2009, 12:50:55 pm --- ??? :-\ "Facile" is a confusing word.
facile adj.
1. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy. See Synonyms at easy.
2. Working, acting, or speaking with effortless ease and fluency.
3. Arrived at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: proposed a facile solution to a complex problem.
4. Readily manifested, together with an aura of insincerity and lack of depth: a facile slogan devised by politicians.
5. Archaic Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner.
Facile in French just means "easy." In English, I usually think of it with the negative connotations of defs 3 and 4. But 2 is positive, and 1 is positive to neutral.
If a person is "facile," does s/he work, act, or speak with effortless ease and fluency? Or is s/he lazy, shallow, and insincere?
I tend to think of the latter. but the former is almost the opposite ... ???
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that IS confusing! this is why I stick to simple words!
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