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Rpsh Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

if you're crossing a line

I saw this sentence in the forum's CHAT GUIDELINES which is listed as the rule NO.10. So what does this sentence mean? Does it mean " if you break the rule" ?

Here are the rule NO.10:
"10. Debate, discussion, opinions are welcome. They're the foundation of any good community. The best way to know if you're crossing a line is to pay attention to the people around you."
  

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` The idiom 'crossing a line' usually means doing or saying something socially unacceptable. I'd say it means that in your context. Rover

— Rover_KE

  • ` The idiom 'crossing a line' usually means doing or saying something socially unacceptable.
  • I'd say it means that in your context.
  • Rover
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The idiom 'crossing a line' usually means doing or saying something socially unacceptable.

I'd say it means that in your context.

Rover
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Rover_KE`The idiom 'crossing a line' usually means doing or saying something socially unacceptable.I'd say it means that in your context.Rover
“I'd say it means that in your context.”

Does this sentence mean that what I have said is impolite?
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No. I was explaining what 'crossing a line' means in the sentence you quoted.
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Hi

I agree with Rover and it is not impolite.

It is a very old saying indeed and seems even to appear in Sanskrit as ??????? ????, which could place it at 4th century BC

The tradition is that a line is drawn on the ground to mark an area that it is forbidden to enter

The idea appears in the Bible at John 8:6. The older Hindu reference is at ...

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Rover_KENo. I was explaining what 'crossing a line' means in the sentence you quoted.
My comprehension is so poor......
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dave_anonHiI agree with Rover and it is not impolite.It is a very old saying indeed and seems even to appear in Sanskrit as ??????? ????, which could place it at 4th century BCThe tradition is that a line is drawn on the ground to mark an area that it is forbidden to enterThe idea appears in the Bible at John 8:6. The older Hindu reference is at ...
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