I guess "scab" is "value-laden," while "strike-breaker" is "value-neutral." I'll have to ask a philosopher... ;-)
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/26/12 12:52 PM, Eugene Coyle wrote: >> I sent an e-mail to the pbulic editor at the NY Times asking why the Times >> is using the descriptor "replacement referees" instead of the time honored >> "scabs". >> >> To my astonishment I got a response. The full text is "Because that's what >> they are, replacement referees." >> >> Of course my purpose wasn't honorable, but a 7th-grader working at the Times >> is a surprise. >> >> Gene -- Jim Devine / If you're going to support the lesser of two evils, at the very least you should know the nature of that evil. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
