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In English there's a difference between a raw, rough person and raw, rough concrete, but there's a clear etymological link in using brute/brutal to describe the
by firmgently 8y ago
In English there's a difference between a raw, rough person and raw, rough concrete, but there's a clear etymological link in using brute/brutal to describe them both.
It's similar to the way 'crude' can be used to refer to a person or oil that hasn't been through a refining process.