Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!bbn!jr@bbn.com From: jr@bbn.com (John Robinson) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: the opposite of "bashing" Message-ID: <33299@bbn.COM> Date: 9 Dec 88 14:29:59 GMT References: <33261@bbn.COM> Sender: news@bbn.COM Reply-To: jr@bbn.com (John Robinson) Organization: BBN Systems and Technologies Corporation, Cambridge MA Lines: 17 In-reply-to: news@bbn.COM (News system owner ID) In article <33261@bbn.COM>, news@bbn (News system owner ID) writes: >> From: dennis@raphel.UUCP (Dennis Vogel) >> Is there an opposite to the term "bashing" meaning an unfair, >> unwarranted, harsh criticism (especially without an adequate >> understanding) of an idea, group, etc.? >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? How about "hyping"? Maybe "promoting"? These both have somewhat sinister insinuations, if that is intended. [Wayne - did you really mean this to go into comp.emacs?] -- /jr jr@bbn.com or bbn!jr