Today’s English
June 8th, 2017
A person who always thinks of himself and is interested in his own self-advancement, desires and needs rather than others' is an egoist whereas one who is always interested in the welfare of others is an altruist. Most of the people we meet everyday are egoists and we can easily count the altruists. Let us see how to talk about people having the egoistic personality in English.
1. Egoist, egocentric or egomaniac?
A person whose ego is at the ordinary level is an egoist, at the extreme level, an egocentric but at the dangerous level, an egomaniac.
A. He’s certainly an egoist, often blowing his own trumpet. (=talking about one’s own achievement)
B. Don’t hope for any help from him. He is an egocentric. (=self-centred, self-absorbed, selfish)
C. Don’t cross his way. He will even finish you off. He’s such an egomaniac.
2. Alter ego = your best friend
A. Anish is my alter ego and I have confided all my personal affairs to him.
B. She has the same spirit I have. She’s my alter ego. (= My another personality.)
3. To be on ego trip = to act in a way that makes you feel yourself more important than others
A. His very speech shows he is on an ego trip.
B. To get a govt job is the ultimate ego trip for many people.
4. To feather one’s own nest = to make yourself rich often in an unfair way
A. She feathered her own nest instead of spending the money for the welfare of the students.
B. All people want power just to feather their own nest.
Don’t forget that an egoistic person is selfish, money-minded, miserly, opportunistic, self-serving, heedless, inconsiderate and greedy.
Do you know “ego-surfing”? It’s a strange but anxious activity of searching your own name on the internet to find things connected with that. Such people get satisfied and feel important even when finding their name in the name board or in the newspaper, don't they?
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