Does 'scheme' have a negative connotation for you?

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I find the concept of “Scheme” to be no more negative than the idea behind any LISP implementation or derivative. :smiley:

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My favorite example of the British neutral/positive usage is the old All-Up Empire Tuppence Airmail Scheme. Cite. Another cite.(Can’t seem to find a cite for the 2p/tuppence part, though.)

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Any word can have positive or negative connotations depending on the context, just like “scheme”.

  1. My wife is always scheming to get me to repaint things.
  2. I depend on her to help plan the color scheme.
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Surely most words don’t have so much context-dependence, that’s why “scheme” is rather unusual and merits this discussion.

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This particular word tends to have more negative connotations depending on which side of the Atlantic you are.