Talk:condescend

Usage

Does anyone have a valid grammar text that says which use is more correct?

• Do not condescend me.
• Do not condescend to me.

The second one has always sounded off to me and given the definition I would think the first would be closer, especially because the "to" is redundant given the context. I've had a lot of people try to tell me which is correct but I've never seen an authoritative source. Zephalis 00:03, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

The latter is correct. See google books:"do not condescend me" vs. "do not condescend to me". —Ruakh_TALK 00:26, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

New edits

I added the "kindness" aspect of the word and the speaking to someone as if that person isn't smart, that is being referenced in many dictionaries in which the definition is a little more specific, such as here [[1]]. Before my edits, there was a very broad definition of simply treating as an inferior, which although is true, isn't very specific as to the definition. Treating someone as an inferior is more like snobbish or haughty. 66.175.205.69 12:37, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

SemperBlotto, I took the liberty of delving through your editing history and your user talk page history and see a lot of complaints against you for poor communication with IP users that have made legitimate edits (as one example: [2] ). These examples seem to be hidden in your slews of other edits. Please discuss on talkpages before reverting. 66.175.205.69 20:22, 12 August 2011 (UTC)