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9mmepiphany
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Plus, you are pettifogging.

Might be.

Many folks who learned English as a second language tend to try to use it properly. It came to my attention when I was once corrected in it's usage.

My personal pet peeve is the interchangeable usage of "morals" and "ethics"

Addendum: I had to look up pettifogging to discover that it was indeed a real word. Interestingly the example given involved attorneys Wink



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Originally posted by 9mmepiphany:

My personal pet peeve is the interchangeable usage of "morals" and "ethics"


I always get the two reversed.... one is personal and the other is societies accepted view.


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9mmepiphany
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Originally posted by 9mmepiphany:

My personal pet peeve is the interchangeable usage of "morals" and "ethics"


I always get the two reversed.... one is personal and the other is societies accepted view.


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RichardC
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Profanity comes from the root word Profane, which is an act against religion: blasphemous or obscene language.

The "F" word would be either Vulgar or Obscene

That's kind of a distinction without a difference. Razz




Here's a thought experiment:

Fly to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and rent a car.
Slap on a "Fuck You" bumper sticker, drive around the city for an hour and see if you can get back to your hotel without being arrested and fined.

Now, slap on a "Fuck Muhammed" bumper sticker, drive around the city for an hour and see if you can get back to your hotel alive.


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Arrest them they were caught

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