Posted by gardenergirl on June 26, 2005, at 21:44:36
In reply to Re: blocked for week, posted by AMD on June 26, 2005, at 20:42:03
The point is that an adjective describes a subject, and that subject might feel hurt or put down having that adjective attached to them or to their behavior, beliefs, or words.
You are perfectly entitled, at least as far as I can determine, to feel disgusted, although I believe that is a slippery slope due to the "charge" of the word. But at any rate, that is a feeling, and it is not attached to another object. It stays within you. And that makes it more civil than describing someone else's behavior, thoughts, feelings, etc.
See the difference?
gg
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