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Narrator: Today's word is "Conspicuously" — adverb, pronounced /kənˈspɪkjuəsli/, with the stress on "spik".
Narrator: Conspicuously means in a way that is very easy to see or notice.
Narrator: In plain English, conspicuously means obviously, like conspicuously absent.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin conspicuus, visible, from conspicere, to look at, with the adverb ending ly.
Narrator: "Conspicuously absent" describes a person whose missing presence is clearly noticed.
Narrator: It differs from clearly because conspicuously suggests something stands out, whereas clearly only means plainly.
Narrator: "Conspicuously displayed" is a second pattern meaning placed where everyone can see it.
Narrator: Journalism, advertising, safety, law and literature all rely on the word conspicuously.
Narrator: So remember: conspicuously means in an easy-to-notice way, from the Latin conspicere, to look at.
Speaker A: What does conspicuously mean?
Speaker B: Obviously! CONSPICUOUSLY comes from the Latin conspicere, to look at, so it means standing out to the eye.
Speaker A: So it can hint at criticism?
Speaker B: Yes — conspicuously absent suggests people noticed and wondered why!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "He was conspicuously silent"; "Signs were conspicuously placed"; "She conspicuously ignored him" — silence, safety and snubs.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse conspicuously with inconspicuously, because the second means in a way that is hard to notice.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Obviously' the plain cousin, 'noticeably' the watchful twin, 'prominently' the showy alternative. The word keeps its eye-catching charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "Conspicuously" in AI prompts — useful for interface design and safety notices.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame visibility?
Speaker B: Right. For interface design, you'd write:
Prompt: Place the warning banner conspicuously at the top of the form and make it readable on mobile.
Speaker A: How about safety?
Speaker B: Ask the model to draft:
Prompt: Write a safety notice that is conspicuously displayed and uses plain language in no more than two sentences.
Speaker A: Could it help with reviews?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame audits:
Prompt: Review this page and list any buttons that are not conspicuously visible to first-time users.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a style bot, try this:
Prompt: Rewrite this paragraph so the key warning appears conspicuously in the first sentence.
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