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Haddie Posted 12 years ago
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Can the words apostle, crusader, proponent, champion etc be used for something negative with a sarcastic undertone, as in 'He is himself an apostle of injustice and nepotism'
  

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Haddie Can the words apostle, crusader, proponent, champion etc be used for something negative with a sarcastic undertone, as in 'He is himself an apostle of injustice and nepotism' With restraint, yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • Haddie Can the words apostle, crusader, proponent, champion etc be used for something negative with a sarcastic undertone, as in 'He is himself an apostle of injustice and nepotism' With restraint, yes.
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HaddieCan the words apostle, crusader, proponent, champion etc be used for something negative with a sarcastic undertone, as in 'He is himself an apostle of injustice and nepotism'
With restraint, yes.
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Broadly speaking, yes.

Clive
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