Probably a mix-up between two words?
vain
veɪn/
*adjective*
1. *1*.
having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance,
abilities, or worth.
"their flattery made him vain"
synonyms: conceited, narcissistic, self-loving, in love with
oneself, self-admiring,
I referred wrongly to the usage as idiomatic. Apparently, saying plain
"vain" is worse. Thankfully worse. Perhaps I am simply misreading the
title, and denigarting the pundits.
The Eesh still stays. :)
On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 2:57 AM, Frederick Noronha <
fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Why be so idiomatic in using the word, vain?
Eeesh!
—Venantius J Pinto
http://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/nizam-made-vain-bid-to-buy-marmagoa-port-from-portugal/article22335874.ece
See discussion on the Indo-Portuguese history group, at Facebook.
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