I just caught this comment....
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Originally posted by HelloKitty22
Also, why does the word "submit" always get interpreted to mean submissiveness?? From an outsider's point of view it seems that that term could be up for a lot of interpretation.
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From dictionary.com:
sub·mit
v. sub·mit·ted, sub·mit·ting, sub·mits
v. tr.
To yield or surrender (oneself) to the will or authority of another.
To subject to a condition or process.
To commit (something) to the consideration or judgment of another. See Synonyms at propose.
To offer as a proposition or contention: I submit that the terms are entirely unreasonable.
v. intr.
To give in to the authority, power, or desires of another. See Synonyms at yield.
To allow oneself to be subjected to something.
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[Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere, to set under : sub-, sub- + mittere, to cause to go.]
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I don't really see any other interpretation to
submit, unless you're talking about a proposition or contention. And I don't think it's meant that I need to proposition my husband. What really bothers me though about submit is the word origin: To set under?? I'm not going to set myself under my husband, no matter how much his sexisit Mexican ass wants me to. (We're still working on the sexist part, but he's finally getting it. It started to sink in real quickly when he found out I'm better at using a drill then him....)
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