Talk:assertive

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I think this may also be a personal-ads euphemism for (sexually) dominant, as in "gentleman, 50, seeks assertive lady..." Equinox ◑ 07:57, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

assertive utterances
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, page 128, reads Cases (b) and (c) are restricted to declaratives – or, more generally, to assertive utterances Is this meaning already added? how are assertive utterances more general than declaratives? --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:59, 8 October 2019 (UTC)


 * What are their "cases (b) and (c)"? Equinox ◑ 18:16, 8 October 2019 (UTC)

2. strong and pronounced
2. forcefully strong and noticeable, an assertive flavor --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:03, 2 October 2020 (UTC)