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  1. 23-Jan-2007, 08:05 #1
    jenelyn
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    Unhappy persuasive techniques

    What are positive and negitive connotations?
  2. 23-Jan-2007, 11:59 #2
    Tdol
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    Default Re: persuasive techniques

    If you say that someone is 'mean' that is almost always negative, but if you said that they were 'careful with money' that could be positive. They have similar meanings, but one is critical while the other could be positive.
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