As specialists note, the duties of whichincludes tracking the penetration of foreign words into the Russian language and preserving its purity, recently the use of foreign words has noticeably intensified. Indeed, even to the ignorant person in these matters it is obvious that the speech of our people is beginning to resemble the English language, and the older generation completely ceases to understand the Russian speech saturated with Americanisms.
To judge the positive or negative impact onThe Russian language of borrowed words will be provided to specialists dealing with the protection of the purity of the Russian language, and we will try to figure out where the word "a priori" entered our lexicon. And how not to be mistaken, applying it everyday in your native speech.
According to the academic dictionary, it is philosophicala term derived from the Latin word "a priori", which literally means "from the preceding" (knowledge acquired by consciousness without any experience). Without going into complicated philosophical terminology, let us try to understand what "a priori" means in the language of modern people.
How and when is it appropriate to apply this term? To date, there are no specific rules governing the appropriateness of using the word "a priori". What does it mean, you can apply it when events or facts described by you do not require any evidence, since they are true, not requiring proof or unprovable. So, you can often hear how, when proving anything in conversations, people say that it is known to all a priori.
Therefore, you can use this word in anycases where it is important to emphasize the lack of evidence, facts or the possibility of preliminary clarification. For example: "In our lands, every stranger is considered a priori a rogue and a scoundrel". Or: "How can you - a priori record people in scammers!"
Let's look at a few more examples that will help you better understand what "a priori" means.
"People suddenly became involved in the Philharmonic Society, never beforethis was not visited by her, who a priori believed that listening to Mozart, Vivaldi and Chopin was very boring. " (Prior to gaining experience, people believed that classical music is boring, that is, they accepted the truth regardless of experience, not having it).
"You can not a priori consider a person a criminal." (Without evidence and without relying on facts, one person can not call another a criminal).
Knowing what it means to "a priori", correctly usingthis word, the speaker always puts himself in a favorable light in the eyes of the interlocutors, emphasizing his excellent erudition and broad outlook. But do not forget that there are people who are very annoyed when others make speech errors related to a misunderstanding of one word or another.
Therefore, a person who has not fully understood what it means"a priori", but using this word everywhere, without the notion of the meaning in which it should be used, runs the risk not only of being accused of illiteracy and being regarded as an uneducated person, but also attracting the just wrath of people who advocate the purity of the Russian language and the absence obvious errors, both in conversational and in written speech.
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