tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804757366135244776.post1535371565269859116..comments2024-02-24T22:22:10.312-05:00Comments on The Common Parlance: Taciturn v. ReticentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804757366135244776.post-12077900272587571222020-09-02T22:01:07.872-05:002020-09-02T22:01:07.872-05:00Best explanation..Best explanation..Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282452396045921808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804757366135244776.post-60599609559756094692019-04-06T12:38:52.697-05:002019-04-06T12:38:52.697-05:00Must be a lawyer discussing this, ya think?Must be a lawyer discussing this, ya think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687417004448313739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804757366135244776.post-12188498359393859972019-04-06T12:38:47.829-05:002019-04-06T12:38:47.829-05:00Must be a lawyer discussing this, ya think?Must be a lawyer discussing this, ya think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687417004448313739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804757366135244776.post-58273659459213804632014-10-06T16:03:30.018-05:002014-10-06T16:03:30.018-05:00This seems right to me (I got it off the internet,...This seems right to me (I got it off the internet, which sometimes, but not always, proves useful for resolving such matters): A reticent person is reserved, not inclined to speak freely or often, disposed to keep quiet. A taciturn person is also inclined to silence and reluctant to take part in conversation. However, a taciturn individual is usually considered surly, dour, sullen, and severe. That is, a reticent person is pleasantly shy, withdrawn, and silent; a taciturn individual is unpleasantly so. Related words are silent, uncommunicative, reserved, still, and quiescent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107920143098518511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804757366135244776.post-12462337395787307632007-03-27T14:25:00.000-05:002007-03-27T14:25:00.000-05:00I love these 2 words too... great choice! I agree...I love these 2 words too... great choice! I agree-- taciturn seems to do more w/one's nature, habit of being vs. reticence from circumstance or some other external reason...JWuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698139566563407832noreply@blogger.com