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Bravery vs Courage
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Wanderer
Re: Bravery vs Courage
You didn't actually read the entire thread, did you?
Every time you respond, you dig your "dumbass grave" even deeper dude. Do yourself a favor and stop before you accidentally get in an argument with yourself.
Skyfal;2120221 said:
You didn't actually read the entire thread, did you?
Every time you respond, you dig your "dumbass grave" even deeper dude. Do yourself a favor and stop before you accidentally get in an argument with yourself.
Re: Bravery vs Courage
I can't read this thread anymore.
As far as I'm concerned, they're two words that should NOT be synonymous, yet have simply evolved to be. To the average person, they are completely the same, yet to an English major/novelist/professional writer, the two words will be used differently depending on context.
Like if you're writing an article about soldiers, people who KNOW what they are going into and knowing full well what can happen to them, courage would be the more proper word.
Whereas if a house is burning down and some random guy just bursts in to save the 70 year old grandma and her 5 cats...that's a context for bravery. It's an adrenaline rush and a complete in-the-moment act.
In normal, everyday language, though, they're just the same basic meaning.
I can't read this thread anymore.
As far as I'm concerned, they're two words that should NOT be synonymous, yet have simply evolved to be. To the average person, they are completely the same, yet to an English major/novelist/professional writer, the two words will be used differently depending on context.
Like if you're writing an article about soldiers, people who KNOW what they are going into and knowing full well what can happen to them, courage would be the more proper word.
Whereas if a house is burning down and some random guy just bursts in to save the 70 year old grandma and her 5 cats...that's a context for bravery. It's an adrenaline rush and a complete in-the-moment act.
In normal, everyday language, though, they're just the same basic meaning.
Re: Bravery vs Courage
The distinction you just made has nothing to do with why the words are not the same... I don't get why this is such a hard concept for some of you to grasp.
The words are not synonymous by definition but in most cases either word would fit sensibly (and grammatically correct) into a given sentence.
The distinction you just made has nothing to do with why the words are not the same... I don't get why this is such a hard concept for some of you to grasp.
The words are not synonymous by definition but in most cases either word would fit sensibly (and grammatically correct) into a given sentence.
Mara
Knight
Re: Bravery vs Courage
Nah, I wasn't really referring to this thread. Just an observation, anyway, that you sort of jump into some topics explosively, while other people are laying down some crap in the thread. I meant no offense, it wasn't really even necessarily a negative comment. I thought maybe you do it to see what kind of a rise or reaction you can get out of people, but maybe you aren't really even aware of it. It's cool man.
Nah, I wasn't really referring to this thread. Just an observation, anyway, that you sort of jump into some topics explosively, while other people are laying down some crap in the thread. I meant no offense, it wasn't really even necessarily a negative comment. I thought maybe you do it to see what kind of a rise or reaction you can get out of people, but maybe you aren't really even aware of it. It's cool man.
Emotion's Ghost
Sorceror
Re: Bravery vs Courage
You have an affinity for the English language. This is me intrigued. Keep up the good work.
Obviously there are two different words with two different definitions:
bravery: brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor
courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery
*Please refer to dictionary.com if you assume incorrectly that I'm full of shit.
While both definitions reference each other, if they were perfectly similar they would own perfectly similar definitions.
Upon closer inspection both words appear when referenced to a thesaurus. Similar words, with slightly different meanings. As a writer, many dynamics determine the use of particular words for particular purposes. A writer's mind is a world always traversed, yet never mapped. As the English language changes with the flavors of the day, so must the writer (text speak nonwithstanding).
At the end of the day (10:08 P.M. Pacific Time), this diction discourse delivers a debate that invokes an attention to detail and communal investigation of a subject, which can never be a bad thing. Language is the vehicle upon which communication travels.
dixie;2118469 said:
You have an affinity for the English language. This is me intrigued. Keep up the good work.
Obviously there are two different words with two different definitions:
bravery: brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor
courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery
*Please refer to dictionary.com if you assume incorrectly that I'm full of shit.
While both definitions reference each other, if they were perfectly similar they would own perfectly similar definitions.
Upon closer inspection both words appear when referenced to a thesaurus. Similar words, with slightly different meanings. As a writer, many dynamics determine the use of particular words for particular purposes. A writer's mind is a world always traversed, yet never mapped. As the English language changes with the flavors of the day, so must the writer (text speak nonwithstanding).
At the end of the day (10:08 P.M. Pacific Time), this diction discourse delivers a debate that invokes an attention to detail and communal investigation of a subject
Mara
Knight
Re: Bravery vs Courage
Don't worry about it. My problem is that I sometimes have too much to say and I'll say it all anyway, even though sometimes nobody wants to hear it. I lose track of the audience and the venue a bit, and forget that this place is supposed to be about having fun. I'll work on it though.
Skyfal;2120771 said:
Don't worry about it. My problem is that I sometimes have too much to say and I'll say it all anyway, even though sometimes nobody wants to hear it. I lose track of the audience and the venue a bit, and forget that this place is supposed to be about having fun. I'll work on it though.
Emotion's Ghost
Sorceror
Re: Bravery vs Courage
Go play poker and stop lurking on threads you are so unconcerned with.
zoo york;2120803 said:
Go play poker and stop lurking on threads you are so unconcerned with.
even though i am a pretty nice guy and yes i do like to indirectly piss people offRe: Bravery vs Courage
The language is constantly evolving. Even if a word is used incorrectly, if it's constantly used and shown in our every day lives, the new meaning becomes acceptable. Words like "faggot" that used to be harmless became hateful words towards certain people just because its use became widespread and common. It still has an original meaning, yet took on a new meaning simply due to the evolution of our language, which can have both positive and negative effects.
Brave/Courageous are often used without much regard to their roots because emphasis is hardly ever placed on it. As I said before, bravery is more of an adrenaline rush and a temporary thing, while courage itself is a permanent characteristic that very few people in this world truly have.
Anyone can be brave. Very few can be courageous. But in today's language, they are used synonymously due to how our language has evolved over time, except by those who actually know what they're doing.
It's not a hard concept for me to grasp at all, and maybe you should read a bit more thoroughly before coming to that kind of conclusion again Good day.
It actually has everything to do with it. I simply provided an example as to why they're not while stating that most people would use the words as synonyms.Rasah;2120582 said:
The language is constantly evolving. Even if a word is used incorrectly, if it's constantly used and shown in our every day lives, the new meaning becomes acceptable. Words like "faggot" that used to be harmless became hateful words towards certain people just because its use became widespread and common. It still has an original meaning, yet took on a new meaning simply due to the evolution of our language, which can have both positive and negative effects.
Brave/Courageous are often used without much regard to their roots because emphasis is hardly ever placed on it. As I said before, bravery is more of an adrenaline rush and a temporary thing, while courage itself is a permanent characteristic that very few people in this world truly have.
Anyone can be brave. Very few can be courageous. But in today's language, they are used synonymously due to how our language has evolved over time, except by those who actually know what they're doing.
It's not a hard concept for me to grasp at all, and maybe you should read a bit more thoroughly before coming to that kind of conclusion again
Good day.
jessen13
Sorceror
Re: Bravery vs Courage
The present meaning of these two words in our society are different. Where have you been where the two are considered the same?
This is what I learned in college in one of my English classes and 10 years later it is what I learned in the military at OCS. It seems pretty straight-forwrd to me folks that the two have distinctly different meanings. I'm sure the meaning of the two gets mistaken as the same all the time. We do that constantly with things in the English language, but there IS a difference between bravery & courage.
dixie;2118469 said:
The present meaning of these two words in our society are different. Where have you been where the two are considered the same?
laurabo;2118465 said:
This is what I learned in college in one of my English classes and 10 years later it is what I learned in the military at OCS. It seems pretty straight-forwrd to me folks that the two have distinctly different meanings. I'm sure the meaning of the two gets mistaken as the same all the time. We do that constantly with things in the English language, but there IS a difference between bravery & courage.