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catalyst2 ([personal profile] catalyst2) wrote2006-10-23 08:20 am
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It occurred to me ...

Umbrage is an insult or offensive remark. Penumbra is the half shadow between complete illumination and complete shadow. Does this mean that a weak insult that doesn't really cause offense but could be mildly irritating ("Your father was a hamster and your mother smelled of elderberries!") should be called a penumbrage?




*tumbleweed*
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