Sentences with phrase «sounding pejorative»

Sandi, at the risk of sounding pejorative, it is for the same reason that doctors go to hospitals.

That might sound pejorative, but it's not to say that Bing users are under - educated or ignorant.

«My view is, frankly, that people in law schools know more about teaching and learning and training than most members of the law society, and I don't mean that to sound pejorative at all, but we all have our areas of expertise.»

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Moreover, there should be no presumption that spillovers are always and everywhere bad, although the term admittedly sounds slightly pejorative.

Your point seems to be that this concept should not be saddled with a pejorative sounding label like «Dutch disease».

All of this is true; yet in common parlance «to preach at someone,» «to give someone a sermon,» or «to sound preachy» are decidedly pejorative expressions.

Hi Kate - Just happened to come across this website and remembered posting here sometime back, and after re-reading my post I think I sound rather pretentious and also, Anglo is not pejorative, just what most people here in New Mexico call a non-Hispanic white person.

I know you want practical advice that makes rational sense, but sometimes it's a healthy exercise to reflect on something that may sound cheesy or pejorative.