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cperciva
on Aug 12, 2017
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A Theory of Jerks (2014)
And yet "rude" itself has also changed -- from meaning "unsophisticated" to meaning something more along the lines of "obnoxious".
wfunction
on Aug 12, 2017
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Is not saying hello when you see someone that you would normally be expected to say hello to not considered "rude"? It is to me, but it's not obnoxious...
cperciva
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There's a reason I said "more along the lines of" -- I was having trouble coming up with a definition which was precise without being circular.
In any event, I'm sure you can agree that "rude" no longer means simply "unsophisticated".
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