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In the course of my English learning endeavour, here is an experiment to determine the effects and power of certain words to attract attention. And also timely, since so many ministars and armpits said they were misunderstood.:o
I will be using the number of views per period in this thread as a yard stick. Some of you may feel angry, embarrassed and/or resentful.
Many people avoid using this word…..why? Why can't we call Degree in Mass Communications = Degree in Mass Intercourse?
Intercourse is different from “sexual intercourse”, IMO. Where I learnt the word “sexual” should be the Modifier in the later. Am I correct?
But if intercourse means the physical union of a male and female in some dictionary, then the word “sexual” is redundant
. But if it is redundant, then how do we know what “intercourse” means as in “In our intercourse with so and so, we learnt that….”
Can anyone with good command in english advise
Please send this to trash if you don't think it warrant any discussion.:(
in•ter•course
NOUN:
The exchange of ideas by writing, speech, or signals: communication, communion, intercommunication. Obsolete: converse1. See KNOWLEDGE
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English entercours, commercial dealings, from Old French entrecours, from Latin intercursus, a running between, interposition, from past participle of intercurrere, to mingle with : inter-, inter- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots
I will be using the number of views per period in this thread as a yard stick. Some of you may feel angry, embarrassed and/or resentful.
Many people avoid using this word…..why? Why can't we call Degree in Mass Communications = Degree in Mass Intercourse?
Intercourse is different from “sexual intercourse”, IMO. Where I learnt the word “sexual” should be the Modifier in the later. Am I correct?
But if intercourse means the physical union of a male and female in some dictionary, then the word “sexual” is redundant
. But if it is redundant, then how do we know what “intercourse” means as in “In our intercourse with so and so, we learnt that….”Can anyone with good command in english advise
Please send this to trash if you don't think it warrant any discussion.:(
in•ter•course
NOUN:
The exchange of ideas by writing, speech, or signals: communication, communion, intercommunication. Obsolete: converse1. See KNOWLEDGE
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English entercours, commercial dealings, from Old French entrecours, from Latin intercursus, a running between, interposition, from past participle of intercurrere, to mingle with : inter-, inter- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots
