On 7/22/21 4:25 PM, Randy Bush wrote: > living in a complex society, and not wishing to offend/annoy folk who > are sensitive, i find it trivially easy to ameliorate terminology. > > others seem to relish offending. > > we all have choices. > > randy >
Trying to ameliorate terminology to avoid offense will result in less understanding, not more. Yes, language does evolve; but often more via stupidity and illiteracy than by any conscious design for improvement. -Ed
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