Comments on: How to be happy – 13. Act like you’re an extravert – even if you aren’t http://www.happinessstrategies.com/blog/2008/02/01/how-to-be-happy-13-act-like-youre-an-extravert-even-if-you-arent/ Ideas & strategies for a happier life Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michele Connolly http://www.happinessstrategies.com/blog/2008/02/01/how-to-be-happy-13-act-like-youre-an-extravert-even-if-you-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Michele Connolly Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:59:42 +0000 http://www.happinessstrategies.com/blog/2008/02/01/how-to-be-happy-13-act-like-youre-an-extravert-even-if-you-arent/#comment-1305 <p>Hi P.</p> <p>I've only ever seen the spelling 'extravert' in the psych literature - though the Microsoft spellchecker does want to use 'extrovert'. What up, Bill?</p> <p>I checked out the prefixes and it seems:</p> <p>Extra-vert = outward turning<br /> Intro-vert = inward turning.</p> <p>Source: International Auxiliary Language Association<br /> Cool site for grammar geeks like us! Check out 'compounding' at http://members.optus.net/~ado_hall/interlingua/gi/word_building/compounding.html</p> Hi P.

I’ve only ever seen the spelling ‘extravert’ in the psych literature – though the Microsoft spellchecker does want to use ‘extrovert’. What up, Bill?

I checked out the prefixes and it seems:

Extra-vert = outward turning
Intro-vert = inward turning.

Source: International Auxiliary Language Association
Cool site for grammar geeks like us! Check out ‘compounding’ at http://members.optus.net/~ado_hall/interlingua/gi/word_building/compounding.html

]]> By: P http://www.happinessstrategies.com/blog/2008/02/01/how-to-be-happy-13-act-like-youre-an-extravert-even-if-you-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 P Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:15:41 +0000 http://www.happinessstrategies.com/blog/2008/02/01/how-to-be-happy-13-act-like-youre-an-extravert-even-if-you-arent/#comment-1304 ...and i meant "variation" …and i meant “variation”

]]> By: P http://www.happinessstrategies.com/blog/2008/02/01/how-to-be-happy-13-act-like-youre-an-extravert-even-if-you-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 P Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:14:51 +0000 http://www.happinessstrategies.com/blog/2008/02/01/how-to-be-happy-13-act-like-youre-an-extravert-even-if-you-arent/#comment-1303 I always thought it was extrovert and was going to correct you but I looked it up and extravert is an accepted varriation although it is less common(and one that the spell checker might not know about) ;) Good post. source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/extravert I always thought it was extrovert and was going to correct you but I looked it up and extravert is an accepted varriation although it is less common(and one that the spell checker might not know about) ;)

Good post.

source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/extravert

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