[PLUG] Re: Governor backs plan to aid open source movment
Carla Schroder
carla at bratgrrl.com
Wed Jan 26 05:07:16 UTC 2005
On Tuesday 25 January 2005 9:00 pm, Wil Cooley wrote:
> In gmane.org.user-groups.linux.portland, you wrote:
> >
> > How about having decent language skills?
> >
>
> You mean such as not mis-using the word "decent" to mean "adequate;
> sufficient; acceptable" instead of "morally upright" &c?
May I draw your attention to #4.
And if it were the wrong word, a spellchecker would not have caught it.
Main Entry: de·cent
Pronunciation: 'dE-s&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin decent-, decens,
present participle of decEre to be fitting; akin to Latin decus honor, dignus
worthy, Greek dokein to seem, seem good
1 archaic a : APPROPRIATE b : well-formed : HANDSOME
2 a : conforming to standards of propriety, good taste, or morality b :
modestly clothed
3 : free from immodesty or obscenity
4 : fairly good but not excellent : ADEQUATE, SATISFACTORY <decent wages>
5 : marked by moral integrity, kindness, and goodwill <hard-working and decent
folks>
synonym see CHASTE
- de·cent·ly adverb
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