[Grammar] interest in almost everything

[Nina Jansse]

I am an outgoing introvert with an interest in almost everything. Is this sentence grammatically correct ?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's grammatically correct. I'm not quite sure what an "outgoing introvert" is though. It seems like a contradiction in terms.

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes. It's an oxymoron.

 

[Nina Jansse]

Yes. It's an oxymoron.

Yes, it's an oxymoron just like a shy extrovert

 

[Raymott]

Note that the proper (original) terms are 'introvert' and 'extravert', as used by Jung and Eysenck, and as consistent with the Latin derivation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion

But don't feel bad. I was corrected for 'extravert' by an English professor once, and felt the need to politely explain my usage. But I think the distinction's lost. Most psychologists probably wouldn't use "intro/extra" because "intro/extro" is easier.

 

[jutfrank]

It's not actually a contradiction at all. Introverts can be just as outgoing as extraverts.

 

[Raymott]

It's not actually a contradiction at all. Introverts can be just as outgoing as extraverts.

Not the way most people use the term. Would you like to elaborate on the concept of the "outgoing introvert"?

noun: extravert

• 1.
  an outgoing, socially confident person.
  https://www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=extravert+definition

 

[jutfrank]

Not the way most people use the term. Would you like to elaborate on the concept of the "outgoing introvert"?

noun: extravert

• 1.
  an outgoing, socially confident person.
  https://www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#q=extravert+definition

Not really, no. At least not here. Just to say that Jung, when using these terms, had something particular in mind.

The above way in which you suggest "most people use the term" is so far from the original meaning that I think it renders this common usage rather needless and confusing -- why not just say outgoing? This is just my view as both a very keen reader of Jungian psychology and an outgoing introvert -- I felt compelled to comment!

 

[Raymott]

Fair enough. I suppose if I can insist on the original spelling, you can insist on Jung's specific meaning.

 

[Tdol]

If you are going to use a minority definition, however correct, it might help people if you said that you were using the word as Jung did rather than the common meaning. When a definition strays a long way from its original meaning, it helps if you indicate that you are going back to the term's roots.