Talk:candid

Why is 'candied' listed as a homonym in SAE (aka US)? It's not.


 * Right, it’s not. —Stephen 04:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

'Candid' today
This is another one of those words whose meaning has changed considerably. See this comment in a book on Jane Austen "io candour.. . candid: rather lhan suggesting the modern meaning of excessive frankness, these words are defined by Johnson as *candour— sweetness of temper, purity of mind; openness, ingenuity; kindness' and 'candid—free from malice; not desiring to find fault*." 'Candid' is often used with 'impartial', ie "a candid and impartial statement', but in those cases the two words clearly have distinct meanings, with candid meaning something like 'frank'. Dougweller 17:30, 12 August 2010 (UTC)