Edited by Richard Walker, Friday, 5 Apr 2019, 20:03
I wrote before about this kind of word game, apparently introduced first by Betrand Russell on the The Brains Trust, and perhaps making a serious point about how our perspective sways our perception more than we realise.
One example he gave was
I am firm, You are obstinate, He is a pig-headed fool.
Here's one based on a conversation I heard tonight.
I avoid premature decisions; You deliberate at length before fixing on any particular plan of action; He is an indecisive ditherer.
Emotive Conjugation
I wrote before about this kind of word game, apparently introduced first by Betrand Russell on the The Brains Trust, and perhaps making a serious point about how our perspective sways our perception more than we realise.
One example he gave was
I am firm, You are obstinate, He is a pig-headed fool.
Here's one based on a conversation I heard tonight.
I avoid premature decisions; You deliberate at length before fixing on any particular plan of action; He is an indecisive ditherer.