The Positive Power of Praising People

Published in 1994
by Jerry D. Twentier

Prettium is the Latin noun for price. I have taken Latin, so I would know. Twentier makes a connection between the English word for praise and this Latin word. Praise is derived from prettium. To be derived from a word is to share similar meanings. This means that praise is similar to price or highly valued. To be valued is to be helpful in some manner. Helpful can be defined many ways. Say there are two flashlights. They both perform their functions equally. However, one looks better than another because it is black, while the other is a conglomeration of mix-matched colors. The black one is more valued just because it looks better. Sometimes looks are valued not for vanity, but for the simply reason that people just like things cause they look better. It is a value in human society that exists everywhere because everything has a price.