"Highly informed" sysonyms

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Can I use "highly informed" instead of "well-informed"?
"As she is a mother of three she is highly informed that it is very helpful for them. (I am talking about breastfeeing).
I think I should use "useful" instead.

 

[Rover_KE]

Can I use "highly informed" instead of "well-informed"?

"As she is a mother of three she is highly informed that it is very helpful for them. (I am talking about breastfeeing).

I think I should use "useful" instead.

Note that I have added line breaks to improve your format.

I prefer 'well-informed' and 'beneficial'.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello.

Can I use "highly informed" instead of "well-informed"?

"As she is a mother of three, she is [STRIKE]highly[/STRIKE] well-informed and that [strike]it[/strike] is very helpful for them. (I am talking about breastfeeding).
I think I should use "useful" instead.

No. "Highly informed" isn't used. I've changed it back to "well informed" above but I don't think even that really works (and nor does "useful"). Do you mean she has a lot of experience of breastfeeding, and that's why she has good advice (presumably for new mothers)?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Note that I have added line breaks to improve your format. Thank you.

I prefer 'well-informed' and 'beneficial'.

But "highly informed" isn't a mistake either is it? I was going to ask about it before. When native speakers tell us "We prefer this word, phrase, etc it means the other form isn't wrong but it isn't common either. Right?
As in "It is her final decision" not "last."

 

[Rachel Adams]

No. "Highly informed" isn't used. I've changed it back to "well informed" above but I don't think even that really works (and nor does "useful"). Do you mean she has a lot of experience of breastfeeding, and that's why she has good advice (presumably for new mothers)?

Yes. Exactly! She knows it makes children healthier. That's why I used "helpful" but changed it to "useful."

 

[GoesStation]

But "highly informed" isn't a mistake either is it?

The context doesn't say anything about where her breastfeeding information comes from, but it suggests she's learned by experience. If so, she's not highly informed; she has learned a lot through her experience. Note that such learning can be valuable, but if she didn't also get expert advice, some of what she's learned may not conform to such advice.

 

[Rachel Adams]

The context doesn't say anything about where her breastfeeding information comes from, but it suggests she's learned by experience. If so, she's not highly informed; she has learned a lot through her experience. Note that such learning can be valuable, but if she didn't also get expert advice, some of what she's learned may not conform to such advice.

If she was an expert then using "highly informed" wouldn't be wrong. Right?

 

[Tarheel]

Hello.

Can I use "highly informed" instead of "well-informed"?
"As she is a mother of three, she knows that it is very good for them. (I am talking about breastfeeing).
I think I should use "useful" instead.

Two things. One, I like to keep things simple. Two, if she breastfed three children that, in my humble opinion, makes her an expert.

 

[Rover_KE]

Consider knowledgable.

 

[emsr2d2]

I find "highly informed" so unnatural that I'm going to go so far as to say I would consider it wrong.

We are:
well-informed
badly informed
poorly informed

... and that's about it. All the words we use before "informed" are versions of "good" and "bad".

 

[GoesStation]

Two things. One, I like to keep things simple. Two, if she breastfed three children that, in my humble opinion, makes her an expert.

I don't agree. She knows what worked for herself and her babies. She doesn't know how to deal with problems she hasn't faced.

 

[Rachel Adams]

No. "Highly informed" isn't used. I've changed it back to "well informed" above but I don't think even that really works (and nor does "useful"). Do you mean she has a lot of experience of breastfeeding, and that's why she has good advice (presumably for new mothers)?

"It's healthy for them" must be very wrong too.

 

[tedmc]

"It's healthy for them" must be very wrong too.

No, healthy is fine but beneficial is better. Breastfeeding benefits both mother and baby in terms of health and other aspects.

 

[Rachel Adams]

No, healthy is fine but beneficial is better. Breastfeeding benefits both mother and baby in terms of health and other aspects.

But Piscean liked my post which says "it's very wrong." Maybe I misunderstood you?

 

[Tarheel]

Re: "Highly informed" synonyms

I don't agree. She knows what worked for herself and her babies. She doesn't know how to deal with problems she hasn't faced.

I think there are degrees of expertise.