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khoabatman
4 ott 2017

  • Vietnamita
  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Francese (Francia)
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I read something about "pretentious emails" but I don't know how "pretentious" fit in that phrase.
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Biancastiels
4 ott 2017

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Filipino

Pretentious means like showing off how superior one is but in a rude and unflattering way.

For example: "He thinks he's better than everyone, how pretentious!"

Or " Her pretentious smile suggests how low she thinks of her competitors."

So the e-mail could be pretentious because the person is trying to sound smart or superior, while also trying to portray to the recipient that she/he is not smart or superior.

Fernando30303
4 ott 2017

  • Spagnolo (Messico)

The swindler was a pretentious man who claimed to be descended from royalty.

Because the weight loss product seemed fake and pretentious to me, I decided to buy an alternative item.

Even though Jake was a millionaire, he avoided hanging out with pretentious people who liked to flaunt their wealth.

Carol’s business proposal was pretentious and unrealistic in its estimation of high profits.

Niles was pretentious and always made time to brag about his adventures.

Although Elaine was behind on her monthly bills, she still acted pretentious by going on weekly shopping sprees.

The highlight of the class reunion was Amy’s pretentious arrival in a limousine.

During the party, the pretentious guest went out of his way to boast about his celebrity friends.

Dressed in a tuxedo, Hank made a pretentious entrance at the high school basketball game.

Mary prefers the simple things in life and is not pretentious by any means.

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khoabatman
4 ott 2017

  • Vietnamita
@Biancastiels thanks alot, another question: so pretentious is somehow has the same meaning with "corny", right?
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Biancastiels
4 ott 2017

  • Inglese (Stati Uniti)
  • Filipino

@khoabatman no problem! Well no, "corny" means old- fashioned, lame, or not funny. Example would be "Your jokes are corny." Though a similar word for "pretentious" could be "arrogant". Hope that helps.

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