{"id":213,"date":"2008-04-25T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2008-04-25T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/suggestive-overall-improvements\/"},"modified":"2008-04-25T12:19:24","modified_gmt":"2008-04-25T18:19:24","slug":"suggestive-overall-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/04\/suggestive-overall-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Suggestive Overall Improvements&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this subtitle in a brainstorming document.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problem:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Suggestive&#8221; is the wrong adjective here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe document contained notes from a meeting in which participants thought of ways to improve a company&#8217;s services.<\/p>\n<p>The adjective &#8220;suggestive&#8221; means <em>evocative; that suggests; rich in ideas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She wore suggestive clothing.&#8221; is an example of the appropriate use of this adjective.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Suggestive&#8221; clearly was not what was intended for the brainstorming document.<\/p>\n<p>The writer of this document was introducing a section that contained overall improvements that had been <em>suggested<\/em> by the meeting participants. This gives us the solution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Suggested Overall Improvements&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this subtitle in a brainstorming document. Problem: &#8220;Suggestive&#8221; is the wrong adjective here. Explanation: The document contained notes from a meeting in which participants thought of ways to improve a company&#8217;s services. 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