On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 07:54:01 +1100Jim Lemon <drjimle...@gmail.com>
<mailto:drjimle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Elaine,There seems to be a popular contest to discover offence everywhere.
> Idon't think that it does anything against racism, sexism
> orantidisestablishmentarianism. Words are plucked from our vast lexiconto
> comfort or insult our fellows depending upon the intent of theuser. It is the
> intent that matters, not the poor word. Chasing thewords wastes your time,
> blames those who use the words harmlessly,and gives the real offender time to
> find another epithet.
>
Jim: This is superbly expressed. I wish that I could have saidthat! Your
posting should go down in the annals of brilliant rhetoric,alongside Dr.
Johnson's "Letter to Lord Chesterfield".cheers,Rolf
-- Honorary Research FellowDepartment of StatisticsUniversity of AucklandPhone:
+64-9-373-7599 ext. 88276
To Rolf's excellent example, I would add Mandy Rice-Davies' immortal words from
the witness box.
- T. Arthur Milne
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