I don't think it's right when someone uses the word 'behave' and its other forms of the word on kids and people...I don't even use it on my pets. It sounds demeaning.

I agree. It is demeaning.

It sounds like you're talking about an animal when you say behave or behavior - you know like in those pet training things, they say, behave...but ya, I don't use it on my pets either.

The alternative: "act", "acting", etc.

I don't think it's demeaning. But it doesn't really say anything. It's too general, when someone says "behave" what exactly do they even mean by that.

[QUOTE] [QUOTE] Have behaved, both on and off the field, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution and intercollegiate athletics. [/QUOTE] I agree with bouncybars on the word use of "behave" - rather than this last requirement, doesn't it sound better to say something like "Having carried oneself, both on and off the field, in a manner that..." ([COLOR=#810081]http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/showthread.php?t=33879&highlight=behave[/COLOR]) [/QUOTE] http://gymchat.com/messageboards/showthread.php?p=74161#post74161