The language of Breakness was basically "isolative," but unique in that it derived entirely from the speaker: that is to say, the speaker was the frame of reference upon which the syntax depended, a system which made for both logical elegance and simplicity. From Wordnik.com. [The Languages of Pao]
Fisherprice considered my case isolative and not worthy of investigating further seeing that all their "Elmo's" appeared to sound appropriate but I asked several people on the street what they heard and they did not hear BE LIKE ELMO clearly. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
For an extravert, I am always surprised how all my hobbies are very isolative in nature. From Wordnik.com. [Ms. JD] Reference
Both seem to provide rigorous social separation between those of the culture and those not of the culture, and these isolative factors tended to be self reinforcing. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Also both groups tend to reinforce their isolative natures and to magnify the self-importance that not only endorse their insularity but in fact mandate a level of general rejection for those "not of their number.". From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
We’re becoming more isolative, and I’m not sure that’s necessarily a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Nervous Breakdown] Reference
And they hold in very isolative conditions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2007] Reference
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