top | item 7774949 (no title) jackowayed | 11 years ago Let's save the word rape for literal rape. discuss order hn newest 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. load replies (1)
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. load replies (1)
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. load replies (1)
njharman|11 years ago
angersock|11 years ago
So, erm, seems reasonable, actually.
afarrell|11 years ago