Re: Another question: genders

Nik Taylor wrote:

> Padraic Brown wrote:
> > Just poking my head in: what negative connotations does ambivalent
> > have for you?
>
> To me, it connotes things like "indecisive", "wishy-washy", etc., but,
> perhaps that's just a personal feeling?
It *can* have those connotations, yes.  For me, the only negative connotations
are when you have that feeling that you could be making a decision about
something, but the thing about which you are being asked to decide is not
important enough to warrant calling your lack of a decision "indecisive", and
certainly not "wishy-washy".   Like, for example, about some esthetic choice:
there's usually nothing critical about what kind of toothpaste you prefer.  That
can only become "indecisive" when you're holding up other people, or otherwise
affecting some other possible course of action (you really need to buy the toothpaste
*now*, so you can be ready for that dinner party tonight).

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