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And yet "rude" itself has also changed -- from meaning "unsophisticated" to meaning something more along the lines of "obnoxious".


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...


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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