tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post509748834545615119..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Emotional ProsodyJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-15223399170279569292013-06-30T10:50:25.949-05:002013-06-30T10:50:25.949-05:00There is also "semantic prosody," which ...There is also "semantic prosody," which deals exactly with those kinds of distinctions. For example, "stubborn" is not only negative, but implies someone who doesn't want to do what you want her to do. Someone holding to a position without moving. Tenacious is more active, persistent behavior in pursuit of a goal. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-15648453945731143722013-06-29T00:17:38.868-05:002013-06-29T00:17:38.868-05:00I met a strange extroverted character at a party w...I met a strange extroverted character at a party who told me proudly he had Asperger's and couldn't pick up social/emotional cues in conversation. I didn't buy it until in another context he asked rhetorically what the difference is between "tenacious" and "stubborn". The answer he meant was that it depends on whether the activity in question is successful. He was Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com