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27 Dec 2015
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I want to say "a fat man", but it seems that "fat" is not polite, what is the better word?
I want to say "a fat man", but it seems that "fat" is not polite, what is the better word?
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27 Dec 2015
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If u don't mean to be rude, u can just use "overweight". Hope this helps u!
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If u don't mean to be rude, u can just use "overweight". Hope this helps u!
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And sometimes, the word" fat" is not that impolite. "Fat" is actually quite widely-used in my country. After all, it's the only word that can express ur meanings correctly!
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