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Beyond the Pale

If you meet someone who is unacceptably coarse, rowdy and vulgar, you can easily say he is beyond the pale and swear never to speak to him again.
The pale here, depending on which side you’re on, is the English Pale or the Irish Pale.
The term appeared during the 14th century, in the areas in [...]

Posted by: Canny Granny on Saturday, March 15th, 2008