Hi, everyone.
Could someone help me understand the sentence?
Nobody can say anything against me, but I always say that it is not so bad to break the seventh commandment as the sixth, because at any rate it requires the consent of the other party.'
silak12 Could someone help me understand the sentence? I think if you know the commandments of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the meaning will become clear. Since this is a British text, the numbering of the commandments is that of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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silak12Could someone help me understand the sentence?
I think if you know the commandments of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the meaning will become clear. Since this is a British text, the numbering of the commandments is that of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
6 Thou shalt not kill.
7 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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