Comments on: Averse, Adverse http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: David http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/comment-page-1/#comment-391452 David Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:23:56 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/#comment-391452 Your definition insists adverse can never apply to humans yet there is a legal definition for an "adverse witness", a witness who offers adverse testimony to the calling party during direct examination. I do not know that a witness can be anything but human. Perhaps this is a misnomer - the term "hostile witness" is also used interchangeably with "adverse witness". Your definition insists adverse can never apply to humans yet there is a legal definition for an “adverse witness”, a witness who offers adverse testimony to the calling party during direct examination. I do not know that a witness can be anything but human. Perhaps this is a misnomer – the term “hostile witness” is also used interchangeably with “adverse witness”.

]]> By: Rob http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/comment-page-1/#comment-390324 Rob Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:08:18 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/#comment-390324 Bob, I think that it is regardless of the monarch's sex, not gender. ;-) Bob,

I think that it is regardless of the monarch’s sex, not gender. ;-)

]]> By: Bob http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/comment-page-1/#comment-388937 Bob Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:57:42 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/#comment-388937 Ms. Daoda Carlon, I'm truly sorry to break it to you but it is *always* the 'Kings English'; never the "Queens Language" regardless the monarch's gender. Bob Ms. Daoda Carlon,
I’m truly sorry to break it to you but it is *always* the ‘Kings English’; never the “Queens Language” regardless the monarch’s gender.
Bob

]]> By: Bill http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/comment-page-1/#comment-366954 Bill Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:33:35 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/#comment-366954 Mentally substituting the noun form of averse usually clears up problems, as most people are more familiar with its usage. So instead of thinking "He is averse to education", you would think "He has an aversion to education". Mentally substituting the noun form of averse usually clears up problems, as most people are more familiar with its usage.

So instead of thinking “He is averse to education”, you would think “He has an aversion to education”.

]]> By: T. Schenck http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/comment-page-1/#comment-187649 T. Schenck Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:07:35 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/averse-adverse/#comment-187649 I detected some adverse grammatical conditions present in T. Daoda Carlon's response, however I am averse to pointing it out. (So this is painful for me on a couple of levels.) I detected some adverse grammatical conditions present in T. Daoda Carlon’s response, however I am averse to pointing it out. (So this is painful for me on a couple of levels.)

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