> Using only dictionary definitions can be dangerous. For me, the
> concept of "Perception is Reality" applies. No matter what we may
> think, it is how others perceive it and react to it that matters. I
> may be a hard worker, but if my boss "thinks" I am a slacker, I won't
> be working there long. So if the common use of scruples does include
> the perception of a moral judgment, then you have to take that into
> consideration of how people will react to the statement. If I were
to,
> without any preceding context, make the statement "She is a B*tch," I
> would bet real money that no one will assume that I am speaking about
> a female dog, even though that is the first definition listed in most
> dictionaries.
>
>>>And in a similar vein, calling someone "self-righteous" could
therefore be construed as an insult, regardless of the dictionary
definition, now, couldn't it??
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