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Rabbi Nosson Scherman



13 Feb 2012

Flaunting versus flouting

Sher Zieve has penned an article about the President and the Constitution.
She writes, "As I have written over and over again for years, if Obama is allowed to get away with flaunting the Constitution and its essential Bill of Rights, it's as if our founding document no longer exists and Obama may now make up any law he wants to install."

Someone posted the following comment.

Well stated, but isn't the word you want in your second paragraph "flouting" rather than "flaunting"?

I found this at the grammarist.

Flaunt means to exhibit or parade (something) in an ostentatious manner. The definition of flout is to show contempt for or to scorn. These verbs are often confused due to their similarity in sound, but they share no meanings.

So, I agree that the correct word should have been "flouting."

Additionally, Ms. Zieve begins the article with the following words.

"With regards to government intervention into religion..."

Anyone agree with me that "with regard" is better than "with regards?"

If Ms. Zieve did err in her use of a certain word, we must remember that "to err is human."

Speaking of humans, here is a Torah thought from this week's parsha.

The pasuk says (Mishpatim 22:30), "V'Anshei Kodesh Tihiyun Li", you should be holy people to me. The Kotzker commented that the Kedusha should be with human tactics. What did he mean?

The Sfas Emes explains that the Kotzker meant we should not try to act like Malachim removed from all our human-ess. Hashem has many Malachim in Shamayim and does not need more.

He created man for humans to undergo the human experience and still remain pure and holy. Hashem wants us to act normal and do normal things and all at the same time reach a high level of kedusha without sullying ourselves along the way. That is the point of the creation of man.
http://www.revach.net/parshas-hashavua/life-lessons/Parshas-Mishpatim-Kotzker-Rebbe-Holy-Humans/5198

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