"Language and culture are inextricably linked. The words that exist (or that we make) form our language, and hence, are definitive of our culture. This place explores words that are unique to dialects or non-English languages, with an aim to examine what these words might illuminate about their cultures (and ours)."—WordsWeDontHave.com
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Judgment vs. Judgmental
I was thinking about the differences between the noun judgment, "[t]he act or process of judging; the formation of an opinion after consideration or deliberation," and its adjective judgmental, "[i]nclined to make judgments." The adjectival form, by being inclined to make judgements, seems to suggest more opinionated based on prejudices rather than inclined to form … Continue reading Judgment vs. Judgmental
