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Gay Marriage Sinks Miss California's shot at Crown
injest:
--- Quote from: Lynne on April 25, 2009, 10:54:40 am ---To my knowledge, there is no relationship between the words tact and tacky and I checked one dictionary for the etymology; of course I could be mistaken.
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did you seriously? you went to the effort of looking up the word? do you do that for every word you use? you dont' think that is a little overboard for a casual conversation?
I am so glad I never went to one of the meetings, there is simply no way I could ever live up to the impossible standards
Kelda:
--- Quote from: injest on April 25, 2009, 04:23:37 pm ---ok, putting the parsing of words aside ::) ::)
you didn't answer my question as to what exactly she said that was lacking in tact.
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--- Quote from: Lynne on April 25, 2009, 10:42:07 am ---Remove the part I highlighted and she'd have been fine. The first couple of sentences are true, more or less, if you look at it on a state-by-state basis.
tact:
1. Acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending.
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I think Lynne answered your question here Jess. If she had missed the one sentence out, it would have been more tactful.
Kelda:
--- Quote from: injest on April 25, 2009, 04:29:07 pm ---did you seriously? you went to the effort of looking up the word? do you do that for every word you use? you dont' think that is a little overboard for a casual conversation?
I am so glad I never went to one of the meetings, there is simply no way I could ever live up to the impossible standards
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Like me, perhaps Lynne doube checked after you talked about tacky when she mentioned tact. I did that, as I wanted to check my understanding of tact v tacky.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: injest on April 25, 2009, 04:22:16 pm ---again...is having a differing opinion not allowed?
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She is trying to represent America. It was a Miss USA contest. You tell me if bigotry against a portion of the American population is a good representation of the U.S. and something the judges should reward.
Mikaela:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on April 24, 2009, 05:40:52 pm ---Her opinion - that the Bible condones her words:
It's not about being politically correct, it's about being biblically correct."
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Well, I think the fundamentalist Miss California and those who applauded her might possibly - nay, probably - benefit from pondering the following passage from the Bible:
"As a golden ring in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman who is without discretion."
Proverbs 11:22
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