"É acaciano dizer que tenho uma personalidade só minha...
English translation: It goes without saying that my personality is mine alone
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It is meaningless to say that I only have a personality that is only mine. Explanation: I have my a my place, good or bad. ... Mike |
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"It trite to say I have only an idiosyncratic(egocentric) personality." Explanation: "For better or worse, I have my place.This is the only place which interests me, because only this (place) tells my story." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2011-07-17 16:04:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It'S trite to say... sorry! |
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is it unoriginal/banal/trite to say I have a unique personality type. Explanation: suggestion |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2It's pretentious to say that my personality is unique Explanation: My interpretation after reading the definition posted by Luciano. I understand it to be pompous and at the same time without any real substance. Definitions of pretentious: pre·ten·tious/priˈtenCHəs/ Adjective: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed. Dictionary.com - Answers.com - Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary * making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" * (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured www.skill-guru.com/sat/sat-vocabulary-top-100-words/ |
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