Date: 2008-02-29 07:05 am (UTC)
Aren't "gentlemanly" and "vulgar" contradictory?

Yes, *pause* but not in the way that most people would think.

I say this because because gentle originally refers to people of the nobility/aristocracy, and vulgar comes originally from the latin word vulgata which means common. Since nobility is most certainly not of the commoners, then they are indeed contradictory.

And I amaze myself that I recall this from my bible history all those many years ago.

On a side note, profane is also derived from a latin term for commoner.
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