Pet Sins

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Ok so keep in mind that when one cusses, they can be considered to be a "nice" person. Yeah. You read that right...at least by the origin of the definition of the word. Today the word "nice" means:

nice   [nahys]
adjective, nic·er, nic·est.
1.
pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
2.
amiably pleasant; kind: They are always nice to strangers.
3.
characterized by, showing, or requiring great accuracy, precision, skill, tact, care, or delicacy: nice workmanship; a nice shot; a nice handling of a crisis.
4.
showing or indicating very small differences; minutely accurate, as instruments: a job that requires nice measurements.
5.
minute, fine, or subtle: a nice distinction.

But the Origins of the word ...well..it was a slur to call somebody nice.


Word Origin & History

nice
late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless," from O.Fr. nice "silly, foolish," from L. nescius "ignorant," lit. "not-knowing," from ne- "not" (see un-) + stem of scire "to know." "The sense development has been extraordinary, even for an adj." [Weekley] -- from "timid" (pre-1300);
to "fussy, fastidious" (late 14c.); to "dainty, delicate" (c.1400); to "precise, careful" (1500s, preserved in such terms as a nice distinction and nice and early); to "agreeable, delightful" (1769); to "kind, thoughtful" (1830). In 16c.-17c. it is often difficult to determine exactly what is meant when a writer uses this word. By 1926, it was pronounced "too great a favorite with the ladies, who have charmed out of it all its individuality and converted it into a mere diffuser of vague and mild agreeableness." [Fowler]
"I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should I not call it so?" "Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk; and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything." [Jane Austen, "Northanger Abbey"]

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[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by deafdriscoll

My 4 cats all look at me when they are about to pet sin. that is how I know they are about to do something naughty.

We have a border collie who has always been deathly afraid of the fly swatter, and no we don't beat him with it. BUT you can always tell when he is thinking of doing something bad because he will look at it and contemplating whether it is "worth it" or not.

[The Matt]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

Ok so keep in mind that when one cusses, they can be considered to be a "nice" person. Yeah. You read that right...at least by the origin of the definition of the word. Today the word "nice" means:

nice   [nahys]
adjective, nic·er, nic·est.
1.
pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
2.
amiably pleasant; kind: They are always nice to strangers.
3.
characterized by, showing, or requiring great accuracy, precision, skill, tact, care, or delicacy: nice workmanship; a nice shot; a nice handling of a crisis.
4.
showing or indicating very small differences; minutely accurate, as instruments: a job that requires nice measurements.
5.
minute, fine, or subtle: a nice distinction.

But the Origins of the word ...well..it was a slur to call somebody nice.


Word Origin & History

nice
late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless," from O.Fr. nice "silly, foolish," from L. nescius "ignorant," lit. "not-knowing," from ne- "not" (see un-) + stem of scire "to know." "The sense development has been extraordinary, even for an adj." [Weekley] -- from "timid" (pre-1300);
to "fussy, fastidious" (late 14c.); to "dainty, delicate" (c.1400); to "precise, careful" (1500s, preserved in such terms as a nice distinction and nice and early); to "agreeable, delightful" (1769); to "kind, thoughtful" (1830). In 16c.-17c. it is often difficult to determine exactly what is meant when a writer uses this word. By 1926, it was pronounced "too great a favorite with the ladies, who have charmed out of it all its individuality and converted it into a mere diffuser of vague and mild agreeableness." [Fowler]
"I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should I not call it so?" "Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk; and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything." [Jane Austen, "Northanger Abbey"]

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I see what you did there...

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by The Matt

Well here's how I think of it. We are setting an example for the rest of the world, cursing is by anyones standards a vulgar thing. It's about respect. Even when I was living in sin, I didn't feel right cursing around my mom, dad, elders, or people who I knew were in some kind of church. That's how I feel.

I never cursed anyone. To me cursing is something entirely different. 'Go to h*ll' would be a curse. Name calling is definately a no no but I see a lot of folks on AFF OK with calling someone stupid... But yes, as in the example above I've never seen anything wrong personally in whatever I say when I drop something heavy on my foot.

When we were new converts we were playing volleyball with some friends from church. Having been somewhat of a volleyball star in my youth I couldn't believe I netted a serve and said 'Oh Darn!'. 5 pairs of Pentecostal eyes turned around to stare at me horrified... Boy was I surprised, I thought I had done so well giving up the big three.

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by The Matt

I see what you did there...

....and what is that I did?

[The Matt]

I'm sorry, cursing is cussing to me. It's just how I think of it. I guess I oughtta rethink about that eh?

[AreYouReady?]

....just so it is clear.

[The Matt]

brought back an original meaning to make a good word a bad one, followed by ruining the fun of being a nerd by stating a catchy internet phrase hmmph *crosses arms*

[KeptByTheWord]

Uhmm, thinking about this one, perhaps this may sound a bit unusual to call "food" a pet sin, but I think it is. I read one statistic the other day, and it said obesity is the major cause of death in the world. And I know how hard it is to deny myself of foods I love sometimes. It takes a lot of effort to be healthy, and deny oneself the foods that will eventually hurt you, or even kill you.

Soo... I guess I could say food is my pet sin. I have to work daily to try to keep my body healthy.

Here's what Jesus had to say about what I think are "pet sins"

Luke 21:34 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.

Definition of Surfeiting:
1: an overabundant supply : excess 2: an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (as food or drink) 3: disgust caused by excess

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