It's also possible: (1) that he realized in her moment of confession and vulnerability how much he cared for her; (2) that, through this realization, he recognized how unfair he had been to her and how she owed him no apology and was probably wrong about her own self-diagnosis; and (3) that he wanted to let her know…

You certainly could argue for or against child abuse based on aesthetic criteria, but that would be wrong. The point of the example was to illustrate that "wrong" can reflect disagreement in a subjective context.

I would also say it's wrong to beat your children. Others disagree. Have I misused the word?

Two things: (1) I knew as I posted my comment that I was fated to make a typo, and I proved myself correct; and (2) I defy Pico79 to quote one respected American publication with a comma or period outside the quotation marks. The stylistic preference you cite is from British English. If ABA (American Bar…

I hate to be a nitpicking asshole, but I clearly am one.  I can't help it.  So I accept that all of you will either ignore this comment or deride it as unfitting of this forum.  But, if it gets one person to look up the rule, I have accomplished my goal.  Here in the United States (as opposed to the UK) commas always…