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On MSN and found it educational

by Steven Haninger Jul 12, 2007 3:34AM PDT

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A link on the MSN page:
by drpruner. Jul 12, 2007 7:11AM PDT

"Slate opinion: Hatred will always outpace linguistic correctness"

And there you have it. Proof: On the Glumbert site, some of the pro-N comments were satirical, some clearly not. The word, I suspect, sails on unharmed. Sad

Hayakawa's Language in Thought and Action has some theoretical but accessible information on the general topic. Couple of funny stories, too- about human folly, which is always humorous.

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I thought his final comment about
by Steven Haninger Jul 12, 2007 7:36AM PDT

when it was appropriate said it all. But, yes, it was done in a comical fashion which caused a little discomfort at first. All in all, I think it sometimes helps to get the whole subject out on the floor, learn the history behind it and put it in perspective for all who have heard or used the word. To me this is the way to give the word and subject a proper eulogy as it is put to rest....and let's hope to bury all the guilt and unrest in ourselves with it as well. Happy

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According to Slate (and the Bible)
by drpruner. Jul 12, 2007 1:40PM PDT

that won't end, at least not in the system we live in. But we can, without burying ourselves in arcane scholarship, avoid words we know will offend someone.

Lu 17:1, 2 Cor 6:3, Ro 14:13
and especially
Ro 14:20 [amended for application] "Stop tearing down the work of God just for the sake of food [vocabulary]. True, all things are clean [all words are words], but it is injurious to the man who with an occasion for stumbling eats [hears]."

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(NT) I've been lucky. "Sticks and stones....." works fine for me
by Steven Haninger Jul 12, 2007 7:55PM PDT
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