Forum newsfeeds 
|  | | Notices | You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly at the top of your post. Please note, all posts are moderated by our in-house language experts, so make sure your suggestions, help, and advice house the kind of information an international language teacher would offer. If not, and your posts do not contribute to the topic in a positive way, they will be subject to deletion. | 
05-May-2008, 10:50
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Country: Syria
Posts: 45
Current Location: Damascus First Language: Arabic Thanks: 30
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
| |  parochial
Dear friends,
I just wonder what the correct use of Parochial is ?
parochial view, parochial opinion .
does it have a close meaning to biased,partial , subjective .
thanks indeed |
05-May-2008, 10:57
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: May 2008 Country: india
Posts: 618
Current Location: chennai First Language: tamil Thanks: 42
Thanked 249 Times in 229 Posts
| | Re: parochial
parochial=derived from parish
Meaning-narrow,a group with old values,not broad minded, | | The Following User Says Thank You to rj1948 For This Useful Post: | |
05-May-2008, 10:58
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Country: Poland
Posts: 1,334
Current Location: London First Language: Polish Thanks: 683
Thanked 416 Times in 389 Posts
| | Re: parochial
Quote:
Originally Posted by Khalid79  Dear friends,
I just wonder what the correct use of Parochial is ?
parochial view, parochial opinion .
does it have a close meaning to biased,partial , subjective .
thanks indeed | Not close to me. I can be subjective which does not make me parochial. Biased is close to prejudiced.
Parochial means narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial. |
05-May-2008, 11:03
| | Member | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Country: India
Posts: 126
Current Location: Chennai First Language: Tamil Thanks: 27
Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts
| | Re: parochial
Quote:
Originally Posted by rj1948 parochial=derived from parish
Meaning-narrow,a group with old values,not broad minded, | What does 'a group with old values' means. It seems that it generalises that a group with old values are not broad minded. | | The Following User Says Thank You to venkatasu For This Useful Post: | |
05-May-2008, 11:04
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Country: Germany
Posts: 534
Current Location: Germany First Language: German Thanks: 11
Thanked 162 Times in 152 Posts
| | Re: parochial
I know the expression 'parochial politics', which is as far as I know used in a pejorative way.
However, parochial does not only carry the meaning of being narrow-minded or only being concerned with small issues that happen in your local area. "It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see." (Winston Churchill) 
Mainly (or originally), it means being supported by or located in a parish, such as parochial schools or churches.
IMHO.
Last edited by Snowcake; 05-May-2008 at 11:26.
|
05-May-2008, 11:14
| | Member | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Country: India
Posts: 126
Current Location: Chennai First Language: Tamil Thanks: 27
Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts
| | Re: parochial
Is
parochial = a group with old values = not broad minded. |
05-May-2008, 11:20
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Country: Poland
Posts: 1,334
Current Location: London First Language: Polish Thanks: 683
Thanked 416 Times in 389 Posts
| | Re: parochial
Quote:
Originally Posted by venkatasu Is
parochial = a group with old values = not broad minded. | No, parochial does not equal traditional, conservative values. |
05-May-2008, 11:20
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: May 2008 Country: india
Posts: 618
Current Location: chennai First Language: tamil Thanks: 42
Thanked 249 Times in 229 Posts
| | Re: parochial
One of the meanings of the word is NARROW MINDED |
05-May-2008, 11:55
| | Key Member | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Country: UK
Posts: 3,084
Current Location: UK First Language: English Thanks: 3
Thanked 1,089 Times in 974 Posts
| | Re: parochial
The word was used in a post a couple of days ago, in a thread begun by dawoodusmani - by moi.
I meant it in the meaning as given in Cambridge dictionary, reference, this site:
parochial (LIMITED)
showing interest only in a narrow range of matters, especially those which directly influence yourself, your town or your country:
Hence, my "parochial thinking" when answering in terms of Brit. Eng. and totally forgetting Am. differed on the matter discussed. | | The Following User Says Thank You to David L. For This Useful Post: | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT. The time now is 03:09. | |
