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Topic: Who feels that the word virtuoso has been used vulgarly these days  (Read 1644 times)

Offline braintist

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Who feels that the word virtuoso has been used vulgarly these days
on: August 19, 2009, 05:18:28 PM
Who agrees !
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Offline weissenberg2

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Re: Who feels that the word virtuoso has been used vulgarly these days
Reply #1 on: August 19, 2009, 05:27:47 PM
agreed.
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Offline birba

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Re: Who feels that the word virtuoso has been used vulgarly these days
Reply #2 on: August 19, 2009, 05:39:49 PM
More than vulgarly, "virtuoso" has been used in a very narrow sense of the word.
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