I think the point was clearly made in that thread that "condemn" and "damn" are conjugate and have the same root. That's the point he was making, I belileve -- what you glibly dissed as "ebonic etymology". Kind of a racist remark on your part, I would suggest. Especially since he was speaking perfectly sensibly. If you want to get your knickers in a twist because ..."demn" is not the immediate unwed father of "damn", go ahead.


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