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: > 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, self-regarding, wrapped up in oneself, > self-absorbed, self-obsessed, self-centred, egotistic, egotistical, > egoistic, egocentric, egomaniac; More > 2. *2*. > producing no result; useless. > "a vain attempt to tidy up the room" > synonyms: futile, useless, pointless, worthless, nugatory, to no > purpose, in vain; More > > > > in vain > phrase of vain > > 1. *1*. > without success or a result. > "they waited in vain for a response" > synonyms: unsuccessfully, vainly, without success, to no avail, to no > purpose, ineffectually, with no result, fruitlessly, > profitlessly, unproductively More > > > On 31 December 2017 at 23:51, Venantius J Pinto <venantius.pi...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Why be so idiomatic in using the word, vain? >> Eeesh! >> >> —Venantius J Pinto >> > > > > -- > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > _/ > _/ FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 > <+91%2098221%2022436> > _/ RADIO GOANA: https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha > _/ > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > > >