Saturday, June 20, 2015

usage - Positive alternative of Clique?



I'm planning to develop a brand identity, which will be creating revenue through clicks! The whole idea is ethical, no deceptive tricks involved.



I want to add a gimmick to traditional boring form of articles. To do so I will create a group of characters affiliated with actual article writers. These characters are more of anime style fighters ..... like samurai, ninja, boxer etc ....



The name I came up with is " Scarlet Clique "



The reason behind the name is that I will draw the characters in charcoal pencil sketch form with a cloth element of scarlet color. As they are a group of character having a common purpose or aim so I thought to call them clique instead of clan.




I feel that "Scarlet clique" rhymes better than " scarlet clan " does. Also "clique" will point to "click" which is an important aim!



I now have some concerns about "clique" as after reading a previous answer about the word here on this forum. I learned that the world "clique" can have a negative meaning which I am afraid might be an issue in future!



Is there a Positive alternative for the word Clique?



Please ignore any language mistakes as English is not my first language :)


Answer



a plural title coupled with a descriptive adjective , can strongly suggest, when capitalized, that the name must be a "group","team", "squad", "clan" etc.




Scarlet Scribes might fit this alternative approach.



Again, "scribes" is NOT a word for a generic group ... however the "Scarlet Scribes" capitalized as a proper name, leaves little doubt that it is a group.



For example, you have groups like the "Power Rangers" and the "Ninja Mutant Turtles" or even a construction like "The Ghostbusters"



The word "scribes" more firmly connects them to the writers you mentioned they represent.



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In a similar fashion of using a proper name to create a unsaid group:



The Scarlet Select might be an alternative that meets your desire to emphasize "clicks" ... The term "select team" is common in international sports and the word alone means "elite"




select adjective from Cambridge Dictionary site



the best of its type or highest in quality:




select fruit/school



a select group of people



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