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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

We all know that the word 'Gay' used to have a different connotation but did you know.....

'Nice' used to mean sliver or thin or narrow. People could have a nice escape and requested a nice piece of cake......the latter morphing the word into its new meaning.

'Rude' used to mean unfinished. A wooden bench that hadn't been sanded was said to be a rude bench. Unfinished became unrefined which then became undesirable and offensive.

I found it interesting....thought you might too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rude still gets used in that context by many a Journeymen.....

At school we were encouraged not to use the word nice in reference to another person.

The reason given was nice indicated a person of loose virtue / prostitute....

The example given to us in song......

i.e. All the nice girls love a sailor....

You're welcome....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Speaking of words....journeyman is not in common use nowadays.

And not using the word 'nice' because of a songs lyrics... Did you go to a Catholic school by any chance????

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