Mainstream vs Helpful - What's the difference?
mainstream | helpful |
Used or accepted broadly rather than by a tiny fraction of a population or market.
That which is common; the norm.
To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.
To popularize, to normalize, to render .
As a noun mainstream
is mainstream.As an adjective helpful is
furnishing help; giving aid; useful.mainstream
English
(wikipedia mainstream)Adjective
(en adjective)- They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.
Synonyms
* (used or accepted broadly) common, usual, widespread, conventionalCoordinate terms
* fringeNoun
(en noun)- His ideas were well outside the mainstream , but he presented them intelligently, and we were impressed if not convinced.
Derived terms
*mainstreamismVerb
(en verb)- Mainstreaming''' has become more common in recent years, as studies have shown that many '''mainstreamed''' students with mild learning disabilities learn better than their non-'''mainstreamed counterparts.
