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Reply #17: But it is the language used after 'it is stupid'. [View All]

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Bluenorthwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-29-11 10:41 AM
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17. But it is the language used after 'it is stupid'.
Do you ask a diabetic if they 'admit to shooting up drugs'? Of course not. That would be insanely rude. This is the same. Would you ask a person if they 'admit to being gay'? The word 'admit' implies confession, not simple explanation.
Here is the definition of 'admit' from the 'English for Learners of English' division:
1 : to say usually in an unwilling way that you accept or do not deny the truth or existence of (something).
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/admit

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