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<blockquote data-quote="The Prowler" data-source="post: 407409" data-attributes="member: 1301">English Lesson of the DayWhen describing the &quot;things&quot; (i.e. possessions), the correct adjective is &quot;material&quot;.When describing a person who is overly concerned with material possessions, the correct adjective is &quot;materialistic&quot;.Class Discussion:&nbsp; Does having a lot of material possessions indicate that a person is materialistic?Not necessarily.&nbsp; 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.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Prowler, post: 407409, member: 1301"] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B][U][SIZE=5]English Lesson of the Day[/SIZE][/U][/B][/COLOR] When describing the [I]"things" (i.e. possessions)[/I], the correct adjective is [I]"material".[/I] When describing a [I]person [/I]who is overly concerned with material possessions, the correct adjective is [I]"materialistic"[/I]. [SIZE=5][B]Class Discussion:[/B] [I]Does having a lot of material possessions indicate that a person is materialistic?[/I][/SIZE] Not necessarily. If a person's driving motivation behind obtaining the possessions is to use them for varying [B]interests[/B], then that person is not [I]materialistic[/I]; that person is [I]interesting[/I]. Take, for example, [B][SIZE=5]me[/SIZE][/B]. 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. [/QUOTE]

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