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Inchoateknowledge Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

profanity

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00I know the word has some religious relevance.02br
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00Profanes were those who did not believe in the supernatural -- in God. Also, they were unlearned and mostly agricultural labourers; they did not belong to the educated elite.02br
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00So, in my opinion, in the every-day conversation in Modern English with profane we can refer to somebody who is simple-minded. Am I right?02br
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0 That'd be a stretch, in general, IMO: 02br 02br 00 -------02br 01b 00pro·fane02b 02br 02br 00 Inflected Form(s): 01b 00-s02br 02br 02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 one that is 01font 00not initiated02font 00 -- usually used with 01i 00the02i 00<appear ... ridiculous to the 01i 00profane02i 00 -- Ramon Guthrie> 02br 02br 05000 02br 00 ----------02br 00 0240

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 That'd be a stretch, in general, IMO: 02br 02br 00 -------02br 01b 00pro·fane02b 02br 02br 00 Inflected Form(s): 01b 00-s02br 02br 02b 00 01b 00:02b 00 one that is 01font 00not initiated02font 00 -- usually used with 01i 00the02i 00<appear ...
  • ridiculous to the 01i 00profane02i 00 -- Ramon Guthrie> 02br 02br 05000 02br 00 ----------02br 00 0240
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0 That'd be a stretch, in general, IMO: 02br
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0Hi Incho 02br
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00in the 01b00every-day02b00 01b00conversation02b00 (Should it be '01b00everyday02b00 conversation'?)0-
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0Hi Yong02br
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00in the/0 every0/-/_day conversation, IMO02br
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00Hello Marius02br
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00Not initiated? 050010id6
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10in the/0 every0/-/_day conversation, IMO12br
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10I don't understand what you are telling me. Simple question: Shouldn'
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0 It's 01i00everyday02i00, not 01i00every-day02i00 (when it's adjectival).02br
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0 Thanks, CJ. But maybe Incho has his reason for spelling 'every-day'? 0-
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20in the/0 every0/-/_day conversation, IMO22br
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0Hi Yong02br
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00I do not know, I am a frustrated profane 02br
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00Hi Incho02br
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00If you do not know such a simple thing, I wonder what has happened to you. The word 'every-day' has been wrongly spelt by you. I believe it is a typo.0-
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0lol.02br
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00No, don't go around describing people as profane. It could get you in lots of trouble!0-
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0 But Incho is describing himself as a profane. So no offence to others. 0-
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