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ann foster | 13:22 Tue 07th Sep 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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why is this saying offensive
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Is it? There's a discussion of the origins here http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-nit2.htm
It isn't offensive is it? Unless you're ridiculously sensitive I suppose. Like the AB profanity filter.
Of course it isn't. Unless you have something about nits and grit.
It isn't. That slave ship thing is an etymological urban myth.
where i'm from it means to get down to the truth, stop playing around... so if someone told me to get down to the nitty gritty, i would take it to mean be honest...

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