Native and Rude

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Native adjective - Being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining.

Usage example: diamonds in their native state are not the bright, flashy gems that one might imagine

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Rude and native are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rude" instead an adjective "Native".

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Rude adjective - Being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining.

Usage example: rude pelts that were sent to Europe to be fashioned into elegant hats and coats

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Native and rude are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Rude".

Nearby Words: rudeness, rudely

There are a lot of cultural aspects that one can get wrong and if a native does it, it's considered very rude, among other things.

Source: Serious Business / Real Life
Reportedly, the British find Germans rude for not using small talk, while Germans consider small talk to be dishonest and don't have a native word for the concept in their language.

Source: Hates Small Talk
A common explanation for the trope is that the character making the mistake has been taught something rude by a mischievous native speaker, playing on their ignorance to purposefully give an obscene translation for something reasonable.

Source: My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels

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