If "potential" is "having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future"; then *Pretential* is the *potential to have potential*.
Example; If you study well, you have POTENTIAL.
If you aren't bothering to study, but you have the right teachers, books, notes, etc.; then you have PRETENTIAL
Person 1: You've got a great teacher, the textbook's got all the information, and you have every other possible tool you could need! You've just got so much potential!
Person 2: I don't have potential, I'm not studying yet!
Person 1: Yes you do...
Person 2: No, I only have *PREtential*
but this word could be used in any context :P
If you aren't bothering to study, but you have the right teachers, books, notes, etc.; then you have PRETENTIAL
Person 1: You've got a great teacher, the textbook's got all the information, and you have every other possible tool you could need! You've just got so much potential!
Person 2: I don't have potential, I'm not studying yet!
Person 1: Yes you do...
Person 2: No, I only have *PREtential*
but this word could be used in any context :P
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Weak par: (0 PARtential)
Reece- "You need to clean your mirror swifty blud.. got BARE SMUDGES"
Joey- "Man.. that is weak"
Decent par: (Showing PARtential)
Reece- "Bruv you're so dark, I can't see your hairline"
Joey- "cuzzy you got some PARtential there, snm"
Reece- "You need to clean your mirror swifty blud.. got BARE SMUDGES"
Joey- "Man.. that is weak"
Decent par: (Showing PARtential)
Reece- "Bruv you're so dark, I can't see your hairline"
Joey- "cuzzy you got some PARtential there, snm"
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