Is that what profane means?
Jan. 16th, 2018 11:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I always thought that the word "profane" meant something like "blasphemous" - religious based swears like "God's eyes!!" I'm finding it jarring that Trump's latest execrable outburst is being routinely described as "profanity." Should I file this away with my objection to people using "fraught" as a standalone adjective - a distinction that nobody but me even remembers?
I'm afraid I can't do anything about the ridiculous fact that I find this question much more compelling than whether or not it's okay for the New York Times to print the word "shithole."
I'm afraid I can't do anything about the ridiculous fact that I find this question much more compelling than whether or not it's okay for the New York Times to print the word "shithole."