Bad taste?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>.</p><p><span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>, <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="aimless">aimless</span> <span word="elaborations">elaborations</span>. <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="generalizations">generalizations</span> <span word="about">about</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>” <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aftertaste">aftertaste</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rotten">rotten</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sip">sip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> – <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>, <span word="displeasing">displeasing</span>, <span word="discomforting">discomforting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tasteless">tasteless</span>, <span word="tastelessly">tastelessly</span> <span word="inconsiderate">inconsiderate</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>” <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="about">about</span> “<span word="good">good</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>”, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>”, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="palatable">palatable</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>.</p>
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