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jackowayed | 11 years ago

Let's save the word rape for literal rape.

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njharman|11 years ago

Why? Other words are not given such extreme consideration.

angersock|11 years ago

Likely derived from the Latin "rapio", which can also mean seize or carry off ( http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wordz.pl?keyword=rapio ).

So, erm, seems reasonable, actually.

afarrell|11 years ago

The meaning of a word used 1600 years ago in a society with a different culture and legal system does not change the plain meaning of a commonly-used word in English that has a specific meaning.