I need a better word for...

vdinea
I need a better word for...

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Nov 28, 2008 - 08 10

Sexy. Do you think that's an inappropriate term for a book meant for teenagers? If so what's another word I could use that's more appropriate but means the same thing?
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Hot, cute... I can't think of anything else right now.

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I don't think its inappropriate at all unless you're aiming for really young teenagers (as in barely even just turned teenagers) and in that case anything else would be just as bad.

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I don't see how it would be at all inappropriate, but you could always just go with "attractive" if you're trying to be really tame.

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Nov 29, 2008 - 03 22

vdinea wrote:
Sexy.

Ahm, context?

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The one I hear my students use most often is "hot," and occasionally they still say "fine."

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You know what really helps? Dictionary.com, the thesaurus. I always have it open when I write.

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