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Photos are not graphic or gross.

The woman given the world's first partial face transplant more than two years ago is now able to smile, according to her doctors. (more)





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RedGlitter;740606 wrote: Photos are not graphic


That's really got me confused.
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spot;740621 wrote: That's really got me confused.
Spot, graphic meaning blatant disfigurement or gruesome photos. Stuff that would upset people. :)
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RedGlitter;740628 wrote: Spot, graphic meaning blatant disfigurement or gruesome photos. Stuff that would upset people. :)


What an extraordinary notion. That's what gross means. Graphic means pictorial.
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Graphic has also come to mean "in your face." Nowadays. I just wanted people to know it was safe to look. :)
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RedGlitter;740851 wrote: Graphic has also come to mean "in your face." Nowadays. I just wanted people to know it was safe to look. :)


I think the word would be "explicit" then. A graphic description is a verbal one so vivid that it paints a picture, maybe that's the confusion.
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