Quote Originally Posted by Aedilred View Post
You can say those things, but if you do so you are an enemy of humanity.
So you're saying that they are strictly forbidden.

But yes, I would agree that "strictly forbidden" is different from "forbidden" in a couple ways. First, "strictly forbidden" states that there is a wider net being cast. If cookies are forbidden in my house, you might be able to argue things which are cookie-adjacent like biscotti as not falling within the edicts laid out. If I say cookies are strictly forbidden, it makes it clear that there is no wiggle room allowed and anything which could be seen as a cookie is not allowed within my house.

It also allows you to define a very narrow area of things being forbidden without making larger statements. "Cookies manufactured by Nestle are strictly forbidden in my house" means that cookies may or may not be forbidden, but the manufacturer itself is very clearly delineated as disallowed.

No, I don't know why I would have a rule like that.