Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cwjcc!ukma!mailrus!bbn!news From: news@bbn.COM (News system owner ID) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: the opposite of "bashing" Message-ID: <33261@bbn.COM> Date: 8 Dec 88 20:12:08 GMT Reply-To: sboisen@bbn.com Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc., Cambridge, MA Lines: 30 > From: dennis@raphel.UUCP (Dennis Vogel) > Newsgroups: sci.lang > Date: 6 Dec 88 18:47:03 GMT > > Is there an opposite to the term "bashing" meaning an unfair, > unwarranted, harsh criticism (especially without an adequate > understanding) of an idea, group, etc.? I need to use this > term (the opposite) but cannot think of a word that captures > the meaning. Perhaps there is none but I thought I would ask > anyway. > > Dennis R. Vogel AT&T Bell Laboratories Somerset, NJ But what does "opposite" mean here? The opposite of unfair, unwarranted, and harsh? In that case the "critique" family applies ("fair" and "even-handed" come to mind). Or the opposite of criticism, something like the "flattery" family? More support of the notion that: "opposites" usually aren't. ........................................ Sean Boisen -- sboisen@bbn.com BBN Systems and Technologies Corporation, Cambridge MA Disclaimer: these opinions void where prohibited by lawyers. Sean