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[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally posted by Tim C

I maybe condesending, arrogant and judgemental. I am not cynical. Learn the English language and then criticize.

Cynical indicates a disillusioned attitude that has hardened into extreme bitterness, although this may be leavened with resignation.

Jaundiced is a more informal and colorful substitute for cynical, suggesting a hard-bitten skeptic who prefers to look at something or at everything from a negative point of view.

From Use The Right Word by S. I. Hayakawa

Both seem to me to be accurate descriptions.

Also, it's "condescending" and "judgmental," rather than the way you spelled them. "Maybe" should be "may be", since "maybe" is a word that means "perhaps." English is my native tongue.

[Edited by SanDiegoSteve on Dec 21st, 2005 at 04:47 PM]