I think seer and Nancy are using two different definitions of “decency.”
“modesty and propriety”
vs.
“polite, moral, and honest behavior and attitudes that show respect for other people”
Also, if we take google’s usage-over-time statistics, the big drop in usage of the (English) word “decency” happened in the 1800s: http://bit.ly/1D5ZF55
I think seer and Nancy are using two different definitions of “decency.”
“modesty and propriety” vs. “polite, moral, and honest behavior and attitudes that show respect for other people”
Also, if we take google’s usage-over-time statistics, the big drop in usage of the (English) word “decency” happened in the 1800s: http://bit.ly/1D5ZF55