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[Bruce]

Hi Naufragis,

I am now going to answer your question about contrasts in using words and vocabulary.

In this world we live in what?s called a duality.
In Indian Sanskrit it?s called Maya or the Measurer.
Duality is a state of extremes.
For example :

Negative - Positive
Dark - Light
Wrong - Right
False - True
Minus - Plus
No - Yes

There are other words used to describe this :

Dichotomy, opposites, polarities, separation etc.

Now try and find the middle point between two extremes.
What?s the middle point between ...Black & White.
I would call it ... Grey.
What?s the middle point between ... Negative & Positive?
I would say ... Neutrality.
What?s the middle point between ... No & Yes ?
I would say ... Hesitation, Vacillation, Doubt, Maybe.

Or in this scale : No, Doubt, Yes, Faith.

In the colour spectrum we also have a form of extremes
but that is because our eye frequency cannot see beyond
... Infra red ... or ... Ultra Violet.

Question : Is there a middle point between ... Infra red
and ... Ultra Violet ? or do the colours complete a circle?

If we look at opposites and similar words
... i.e. Antonyms & Synonyms
then at some point between the two there is change where
the opposite word begins to take on the same meaning.

NB : I will go into this later on another posting.

Before I go further I would like to show you a scale of words
which show the contrasting colours of frequency as used
by Adverbs in the Present Simple Tense in the English Language.

Adverbs of Frequency

always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never.

Q. Where are the extremes or opposites ?
A. always / never - usually / seldom - often / sometimes.

Do you agree with the opposites ?
Is there a middle point ? Maybe not ... or ?

Now lets look at your vocabulary. We are looking for words
to compliment and spice up your vocabulary and to help you describe something.
If we use a colour to give an example,
I think it will help us.
Lets choose the colour RED.

Synonyms of the colour RED :
PINK; CERISE; BRIGHT RED; FIRE-ENGINE RED;
BLOOD SHOT; CHERRY; APPLE RED; PASTEL RED; DARK RED;
SCARLET; CRIMSON; RUBY; MAROON; REDDISH; INFLAMED;
FLUSHED; BLUSHING; EMBARRASSED; GINGER; CARROTY;
AUBURN; CHESTNUT; TITIAN; VERMILION;

Antonyms of the colour RED :
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Q. What?s the opposite of RED, GREEN ???

We can argue that these are NOT similar to RED but totally
different colours.
Now lets apply this to our Adverbs of Frequency.
Is it possible to give a colour to each of these Adverbs.
If so, which colours ?
Is it valid to give a colour from the rainbow spectrum ?

always = red
usually = orange
often = yellow
sometimes = green
seldom = blue
never = lila

What do you think, Naufragis ?
Is the opposite of ... always, never ...
and therefore the opposite of ... red, lila ...
Does that work, can it work or more important still;
is it a fact.
I will continue this subject after I receive your thoughts
on the matter.

Best Wishes, Bruce.
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[Naufragis]

hello bruce,

puh! there's so much to think about. just give me some time to do this.
I'll write later - I'm in a hurry today.
but many thanks for answering

best wishes

[Naufragis]

[Naufragis]

hello bruce,

I'd like to give some further information about colours.

as you know, colours can describe various states of mind and temper, mood.
but how comes? maybe a closer view on how it works may help:

So, what are colours?
Technically speaking, colours are the way our brain, by use of our eyes, interprets electromagnetic radiation of a wavelenght between 350 and 750 nanometers (that's why humans can't "see" ultra violet or infrared because these are out of it).
The different wavelengths are seen as different colours, as in the spectrum below. You have most likely seen a spectrum like this many times before, so I am not going to say anything more about it.

Colour Wheel
In colour theory, we often talk about the colour wheel (or colour circle as it is also known). A colour wheel is pretty much just the spectrum twisted around so that the violet and red ends are joined.
The colour wheel is particularly useful for showing how the colours relate to each other and how you can create new colours by mixing two or more colours.

Primary Colours
Among the colours in the colour wheel, there are three colours which are referred to as the primary colours. All other colours can be created by mixing these three colours. The primary colours are red, green and blue.

[Saad71]

that's a good idea to collect words that are related to a special subject, and i prefer to make each one in a simple sentence, bye this you'll never forget it.