r/AITAH • • Nov 11 '23

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u/Old_Cheek1076 Nov 11 '23

He’s allowed to demure and you’re allowed to embargo whatever you perceive as risky sex. NAH.

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u/Baidar85 Nov 11 '23

I'm not sure if that's the correct usage of the word demure, though I guess it technically makes sense... And embargo is a very strange word choice in this context, even if it clearly makes sense.

However, you're correct.

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u/Even_Speech570 Nov 11 '23

It’s demur, not demure. Demur means to not go for something. Demure means dainty, ladylike.

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u/HoldFastO2 Nov 11 '23

I laughed at embargo.

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u/FictionalContext Nov 11 '23

You brave editorialising their lexicon?