Re: Neologism may get confusing sometimes...

Andreas Johansson wrote:
>Fior Avant wrote:
>>So my question is: Am I wrong, unformtunate in my saying, and ´stylish´
can
>>possibly only mean fashionable? Or may it be used to diminish someting
>>involved in trend as well?
>
>I'm an unnative speaker, but it might interest you that I use "stylish" as
a
>synonyme for "fashionable", primarily in slightly ironic tone.
It's probably been years since I used "stylish"-- I've come to prefer
"faaaabulous!"-- I don't think it would have, or ever had, any ironic
associations for me.  But other words in -ish, I suppose, could contaminate
it.

Also, something could be fashionable (i.e. of the moment), but not
necessarily stylish, no?

And French women are noted for being, at all times, ever so stylish, even if
they're wearing hand-me-downs or thrift-shop finds........