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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:08 am Post subject: self-importance |
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Is the word 'self-importance' used among nativespeakers?
If so, what's the difference between 'self-importance' and 'self-confidence'?
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tyreless
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Location: Colombia
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Is the word 'self-importance' used among nativespeakers?
If so, what's the difference between 'self-importance' and 'self-confidence'? |
Hello Chan-Seung Lee
According to the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary self-important exists as an adjective but I wouldn�t regard it as common usage. Pompous is far more common and in informal speech you can say someone is stuck-up. The OALD defines it as follows: "thinking that one is much more important than one really is". Self-confidence as a noun or self-confident as an adjective is common. The OALD defines it as follows: "having confidence in oneself, in one�s abilities, etc"
Does that help?
David
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