I heard someone say “inversely” yesterday to introduce a contrary opinion to what he first stated.<\/p>\n
Problem:<\/strong> Explanation:<\/strong> I was expecting him to say “conversely” instead of “inversely”, so I decided to learn more about the adjectives “inverse” and “converse”.<\/p>\n This adjective “inverse” dates back to around 1610 from a Latin verb that means to turn inside out or upside down<\/em>.<\/p>\n So an example of valid use of the adjective “inverse” is “The inverse form of the fraction 3\/4 is the fraction 4\/3.”<\/p>\n The adjective “converse” dates back to the second half of the 1300s from a Latin verb that means to turn around<\/em>.<\/p>\n So an example of a valid use of the adjective “converse” is “The converse perspective to ‘The glass is half-full.’ is ‘The glass is half-empty.'”<\/p>\n It may help to look at the words “inverse” and “converse” when they are used as nouns in mathematics.<\/p>\n Given the statement “if p, then q”<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Notice how the inverse “turns inside out” the original statement and how the converse “turns around” the original statement.<\/p>\n Solution:<\/strong> I heard someone say “inversely” yesterday to introduce a contrary opinion to what he first stated. Problem: The adverbs “inversely” and “conversely” are not synonyms, just as the adjectives “inverse” and “converse” are not synonyms. Explanation: When I heard someone yesterday state one opinion and then introduce an opposing opinion with the adverb “inversely”, I…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-adverbs","category-versus"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe adverbs “inversely” and “conversely” are not<\/em> synonyms, just as the adjectives “inverse” and “converse” are not<\/em> synonyms.<\/p>\n
\nWhen I heard someone yesterday state one opinion and then introduce an opposing opinion with the adverb “inversely”, I thought that it sounded odd.<\/p>\n\n
\nUse the adjective “inverse” to label something that is upside down or inside out. Use the adjective “converse” to label something that is contrary or turned around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"