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| + | :Quoting filthy: ''It has become to mean "extremely rich" rather than "dishonourably rich", although there may still be a trace of an unfavourable implication associated with it.'' Other sources make no mention of the negative connotation ([http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/filthy+rich ], [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=filthy+rich ]), and Google finds three times as many pages for [[google:"filthy rich"]]. | ||
| + | :I vote "filthy rich", but my English is a bit rusty. Ideally, a native speaker currently living in America or Britain would decide. --[[User:Tjr|Tjr]] 21:32, 16 April 2011 (UTC) | ||
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Filthy vs Stinking Rich
I've heard both these phrases used, and am wondering which should be the official one on this page. Looking at the origins of filthy rich and stinking rich, one finds that they have different origins, and uses:
- filthy -> got rich by dishonorable means
- stinking -> so rich that you would be buried in an above-ground mausoleum and hence start to smell
These both seem equally appropriate in a game where you can either be nice, or a backstabbing swindling dirtbag. However, the fact that dead characters reside in graves lends slight favor to "filthy". Thoughts? --AileTheAlien 17:26, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
- Quoting filthy: It has become to mean "extremely rich" rather than "dishonourably rich", although there may still be a trace of an unfavourable implication associated with it. Other sources make no mention of the negative connotation ([1], [2]), and Google finds three times as many pages for google:"filthy rich".
- I vote "filthy rich", but my English is a bit rusty. Ideally, a native speaker currently living in America or Britain would decide. --Tjr 21:32, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
