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Is ''mores'' an english word? Maybe translate it better "''What times! What '''manners'''!'' ..? | Is ''mores'' an english word? Maybe translate it better "''What times! What '''manners'''!'' ..? | ||
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| + | It is used in English, but only in rather oevrblown prose - I agree that 'manners' is better (though it tends to have implications of hat-raising, table manners etc, whereas mores is perhaps broader in scope) [[User:Jermaiad|Jermaiad]] 08:42, 10 January 2008 (EST) | ||
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Is mores an english word? Maybe translate it better "What times! What manners! ..?
It is used in English, but only in rather oevrblown prose - I agree that 'manners' is better (though it tends to have implications of hat-raising, table manners etc, whereas mores is perhaps broader in scope) Jermaiad 08:42, 10 January 2008 (EST)