What is the difference between “introvert” and “taciturn”?
(Ankan Ghosh, Kolkata) “Introvert” is a neutral term. When you say that someone is an “introvert” or is “introverted” what you are implying is that the individual doesn’t really say much. Perhaps he is a very shy person and as a result finds it difficult to open his mouth in the presence of others. He may be a person who would like to talk to other people, but is afraid to. Here are a few examples. * Some of the students in my class are extremely introverted. * Anand, unlike his brother Suresh, is an introvert. * Sushma prefers introverts to extroverts. By the way, the “o” in the second syllable is pronounced like the “a” in “china”. The stress is on the first syllable “in”. In the case of “taciturn”, the “a” in the first syllable is like the “a” in “cat”, “bat”, and “act”. The “i” in the second syllable sounds like the “i” in “bit”, “lit”, and “hit” and the final “turn” is pronounced like the word “turn”. The stress once again is on the first syllable. Unlike the word “introvert”, “ta
