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English Lesson of the Day
When describing the "things" (i.e. possessions), the correct adjective is "material".
When describing a person who is overly concerned with material possessions, the correct adjective is "materialistic".
Class Discussion: Does having a lot of material possessions indicate that a person is materialistic?
Not necessarily. If a person's driving motivation behind obtaining the possessions is to use them for varying interests, then that person is not materialistic; that person is interesting.
Take, for example, me. I like to play hockey so I need hockey equipment to engage in that activity. I like to play baseball so I need baseball equipment to engage in that activity. I like to play disc golf I need discs to engage in that activity. I like to play guitar so I need guitars and amps to engage in that activity. I like to play music with a band so I need a jam space to engage in that activity. I like to drive fast so I need a V8 American Muscle Car to engage in that activity. I like to ride fast motorcycles so I need a fast motorcycle to engage in that activity. I like to play PC games so I need a gaming machine and a private room to engage in that activity. I like to watch movies so I need a separate large television with proper audio to engage in that activity. I like woodworking so I need wood working tools and a shop to engage in that activity. I like to play foosball with my old buddies once in a while so I need a foosball table to engage in that activity. I like to go camping so I need a trailer to engage in that activity.
Class dismissed.
When describing the "things" (i.e. possessions), the correct adjective is "material".
When describing a person who is overly concerned with material possessions, the correct adjective is "materialistic".
Class Discussion: Does having a lot of material possessions indicate that a person is materialistic?
Not necessarily. If a person's driving motivation behind obtaining the possessions is to use them for varying interests, then that person is not materialistic; that person is interesting.
Take, for example, me. I like to play hockey so I need hockey equipment to engage in that activity. I like to play baseball so I need baseball equipment to engage in that activity. I like to play disc golf I need discs to engage in that activity. I like to play guitar so I need guitars and amps to engage in that activity. I like to play music with a band so I need a jam space to engage in that activity. I like to drive fast so I need a V8 American Muscle Car to engage in that activity. I like to ride fast motorcycles so I need a fast motorcycle to engage in that activity. I like to play PC games so I need a gaming machine and a private room to engage in that activity. I like to watch movies so I need a separate large television with proper audio to engage in that activity. I like woodworking so I need wood working tools and a shop to engage in that activity. I like to play foosball with my old buddies once in a while so I need a foosball table to engage in that activity. I like to go camping so I need a trailer to engage in that activity.
Class dismissed.
