Are they synonyms or is there a difference between them? If so, how exactly do they differ?
M m5000 Member Joined Nov 21, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Jan 22, 2015 #1 Are they synonyms or is there a difference between them? If so, how exactly do they differ?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 22, 2015 #2 They are synonyms. I don't think "prudery" is used much anymore.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jan 22, 2015 #3 According to this, 'prudery' is more common, but not by much.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jan 22, 2015 #4 Rover_KE said: According to this, 'prudery' is more common, but not by much. Click to expand... I'm surprised at that statistic. I would use "prudishness" and I am certain I've heard it much more frequently than "prudery". In fact, I would go so far as to say I haven't heard "prudery" used at all.
Rover_KE said: According to this, 'prudery' is more common, but not by much. Click to expand... I'm surprised at that statistic. I would use "prudishness" and I am certain I've heard it much more frequently than "prudery". In fact, I would go so far as to say I haven't heard "prudery" used at all.
T tedmc VIP Member Joined Apr 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country Malaysia Current Location Malaysia Jan 23, 2015 #5 I am getting skeptical about the reliability of the Ngram Viewer.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 23, 2015 #6 That surprises me also.