I'd say it depends on context. a 'primitive tool' isn't pejorative, a
'primitive civilization' is on the edge, & a 'primitive person' is
downright zinging.
KS
On 14/10/2007, Martin Dolan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hal
>
> I agree that neither is innately pejorative - though I have heard both
> given with face-distorting sneers - but they do seem opposed, if not
> contradictory. It may sound like I'm quibbling, but it seems that the
> question of where poetry fits between them is an important one. Perhaps
> some synthesis not yet in the lexicon?
>
> Regards
>
> Martin
>
> Halvard Johnson wrote:
> > In my lexicon "primitive" and "sophisticated"
> > are not contradictory. And neither is pejorative,
> > unless said with a sneer.
>
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