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- What is the difference between skeptical and cynical?
Both the words "skeptical" and "cynical" refer to a doubtful mood, but what is the basic difference between them?
- What is the right preposition after skeptical?
So almost always the right answer is either of skeptical of or skeptical about, but other possibilities may exist depending on the broader context and personal predilections
- Why did sceptical become skeptical in the US?
The earliest occurrence of sceptical (or skeptical) that I've been able to find in an English dictionary is in Edward Phillips, The New World of English Words, or a Generall Dictionary (1658): Sceptical, (Greek) contemplative, whence Scepticks are a sort of Philosophers who onely consider and contemplate of things without determining any thing
- The phrase - I remain sceptical vs I continue to remain sceptical
"I am skeptical" refers only to the present time and carries no implied information about my skepticism in the past, or any events that might have changed it "continue to remain skeptical" is a bit of a tautology "Continue to be skeptical" and "remain skeptical" mean the same thing However "continue to remain" is fairly common usage
- Is there a word for someone whos skeptical only of statements that . . .
I think of a skeptic as one who thinks critically of whatever statement they encounter (looking for alternate explanations, questioning sources, etc ) Is there a different word for unevenly applied
- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Hello to anyone who sees this! I'm looking for a word similar to "skepticism", but more positive (Here, I define skepticism as the belief that we can never have certain knowledge ) Sorry if this
- Terminology - What is the exact word to describe being skeptical of . . .
Terminology - What is the exact word to describe 'being skeptical of something someone'? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 7 months ago Modified 9 years, 1 month ago
- Meaning of positively skeptical? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I read the term quot;positively skeptical quot; in the following paragraph: (News about a product released by some company) (the company) has a lot more work to do compared with the competitior to
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