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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Good taste
What is the meaning of the expressions "in good/bad taste" as in "He acted in bad taste" or "His remarks were in bad taste" ?
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Probably the dictionary will give a better definition of that particular use of "taste" than I can come up with. It has to do with the ability to judge or discern what is proper or appropriate in a given situation. It has very little to do with the sense of taste provided by the taste buds in our mouths.
- Probably the dictionary will give a better definition of that particular use of "taste" than I can come up with.
- It has to do with the ability to judge or discern what is proper or appropriate in a given situation.
- It has very little to do with the sense of taste provided by the taste buds in our mouths.
- The expression "in good/bad taste" is used to describe the appropriateness (in social terms) of something which someone is doing or has done.
- A remark which may be offensive to the present company would be in bad taste.
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Probably the dictionary will give a better definition of that particular use of "taste" than I can come up with.
It has to do with the ability to judge or discern what is proper or appropriate in a given situation.
It has very little to do with the sense of taste provided by the taste buds in our mouths.
The expression "in good/bad taste" is used to describe the appropriaten
It has to do with the ability to judge or discern what is proper or appropriate in a given situation.
It has very little to do with the sense of taste provided by the taste buds in our mouths.
The expression "in good/bad taste" is used to describe the appropriaten
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You should be able to find entries in a thesaurus on tastefulness and vulgarity (good taste and bad taste).
in good taste, tastefully, aesthetically, artistically, elegantly, gracefully, decorously, genteelly, decently, properly, seemly, becomingly, quietly, unobtrusively, simply
in bad taste, vulgarly, uncouthly, inelegantly, indelicately, indecorously, improperly, unseemly, un
in good taste, tastefully, aesthetically, artistically, elegantly, gracefully, decorously, genteelly, decently, properly, seemly, becomingly, quietly, unobtrusively, simply
in bad taste, vulgarly, uncouthly, inelegantly, indelicately, indecorously, improperly, unseemly, un
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The question of taste can also be applied to a specific or unique personal situation.
If everyone in your group knows that one member has just lost his wife to cancer, it might be in bad taste to sing a song which jokes about death.
If another's wife is morbidly obese, it might be in bad taste to tell a joke about a fat girl.
Being sensitive to others' feelings is usually in
If everyone in your group knows that one member has just lost his wife to cancer, it might be in bad taste to sing a song which jokes about death.
If another's wife is morbidly obese, it might be in bad taste to tell a joke about a fat girl.
Being sensitive to others' feelings is usually in
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