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And yet "rude" itself has also changed -- from meaning "unsophisticated" to meaning something more along the lines of "obnoxious".
by cperciva 9y ago
And yet "rude" itself has also changed -- from meaning "unsophisticated" to meaning something more along the lines of "obnoxious".
- wfunction 9y agoIs not saying hello when you see someone that you would normally be expected to say hello to not considered "rude"? It is to me, but it's not obnoxious...
- cperciva 9y agoThere's a reason I said "more along the lines of" -- I was having trouble coming up with a definition which was precise without being circular. In any event, I'm sure you can agree that "rude" no longer means simply "unsophisticated".