Talk:negative
The pronunciation /ˈnɛ.gəˌɾɪv/ seems odd to me, I've lived in California for my whole life thus far, and I've never heard it said that way. The standard is /ˈneɪ̯.gəˌtɪv/, though I HAVE heard /ˈnɛ.gəˌdɪv/. X Parasite 23:57, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
- That's a regional pronunciation. In most of the US (and rest of the world) the first vowel is "short". --EncycloPetey 04:51, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
"New Age jargon" sense[edit]
Is this not covered by sense 1 ("not positive or neutral")? See positive, "characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better". Equinox ◑ 17:48, 25 February 2014 (UTC) hi! we are talking about the adjective, don't we? i think meaning 4 & 5 are the most useful. (look at the next entry, too, please.) 193.224.72.252 12:15, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
1. meaning[edit]
hello! sy please get rid of the first definittion, or reformulate it. (the etimology is helpful.) the 1st defintion of "positive" is exactly the opposite, so together they say nothing. — This unsigned comment was added by 193.224.72.252 (talk).