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Gene Wirchenko wrote on 16 mei 2013 in comp.lang.javascript:

> On Wed, 15 May 2013 23:47:34 +0200, "Evertjan."
> <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> wrote:
> 
>>Gene Wirchenko wrote on 15 mei 2013 in comp.lang.javascript:
>>
>>>>So what does "reasonably rude" mean?
>>> 
>>>      "unreasonably rude" is being unreasonable and rude.
>>
>>It does not.
>>
>>That does only mean that the stated rudeness is unreasonable.
>>
>>It precludes as being part of the statement any other unresonability,
>>[for instance any unreasonable kindness,]
>>as well as any reasonable rudeness.
>>
>>I think that one can reasonably reason about any rudeness,
>>and conclude that unreasonable rudeness cannot exist.
> 
>      "reasonably" also means somewhat. 

Reasonably does mean more than nothing,
I would even say it means quite a lot.

> It is very easy to conflate the two.

Methinks that is an unreasonable assumption in this context.
I would certainly not conflate them, 
as it unarguably leads to unreasonable deflatory meaning.

>      It does exist.  There can be times when something normally rude
> is acceptable. 

Acceptability is a very subjective scale of measurement.
Why do you need to add "acceptable" in the argument?

> (I am thinking of emergencies.) 

Are you being distracted by the news on the telly?

> It might be arguable as to whether it is still rude.

So you are contradicting yourself: 
Rudeness being [more] acceptable in circumstances 
where rudeness is not rude? 

Do you reasonably think there is a difference between "arguable" and 
"reasonable"?


-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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