I was reading in the scriptures today (It's true, I swear!) and I came across the word "mean". This led me to ponder regarding the originas of the adjective, as it is used to describe someone who is ill-mannered, or malicious in their comments or actions.
In statistics the word "Mean" is used to describe the "average" or the middle. In this case then, is the word "mean" intended to describe someone who is negative or ill-mannered as "average"? If so, when we use the word "mean" are we insinuating that we believe the average person to be ill-mannered or malicious?
Deep thoughts...
In statistics the word "Mean" is used to describe the "average" or the middle. In this case then, is the word "mean" intended to describe someone who is negative or ill-mannered as "average"? If so, when we use the word "mean" are we insinuating that we believe the average person to be ill-mannered or malicious?
Deep thoughts...
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