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Lons wrote:.... around here the G word ....
AJB Temple wrote:..... This was a full racial mix of Pakistani, Indian, and to a lesser extent people with darker skins plus indigenous caucasians. .....
Richard wrote:...Maybe I should go back to primarily lurking and saying little or nothing. Slainte.
AJB Temple wrote:
Triggered is another word that has very recently entered into a similar arena, where people say they are "triggered" by certain things. This is very interesting as they can apply it to absolutely anything and if the media is to be believed then it is influencing teaching a good deal at the moment especially in fields of literature, drama and history.
TrimTheKing wrote: ... no offence intended on my part, I was hung over this morning when I replied so probably a bit more pointed than I would have been had a written it now! Apologies.
MattS wrote:I don't think your first response was too harsh Mark. Most words yes, can be used in a context that is acceptable. When it comes to the path this discussion took I can't see any context where a bunch of middle aged men should use that word.
I really dislike the term woke, it is often used in a context which is negative. Much like snowflake but for some reason I dislike it more. Since when did being aware and considerate of other people become a bad thing???
Phil Pascoe wrote:I worked with a chap who had several sustificates in pacific subjects.
Andy Kev. wrote:MattS wrote:Some people have larger vocabularies than others. That is probably a function of education and how well read one is. Are you seriously suggesting that an educated Englishman should abandon a word from his vocabulary because someone less educated might misinterpret it? Go down that road and we'll all end up as articulate as the likes of David Beckham and that is a road I will not travel.
Adrian's shop assistant is not in the same league. She was obviously so poorly educated that she literally did not understand what he was talking about. We should not dumb down our language for people like that, nor should we censor ourselves for fear of those who would deprive us of free speech.
AJB Temple wrote:Everyone is very tolerant in Tunbridge Wells. Some may be disgusted, but they are still tolerant.
Vann wrote:.....
But one that still causes me some hesitation in mixed company is the use of "male" or "female" to describe pipe fittings. ....
Vann wrote:A co-worker accused me of being "woke". I had to look it up to find out what it meant. I didn't feel particularly insulted (although I'm sure it was intended that way). My accuser is a Trump supporter and anti-vaxer.
But back to appropriate/inappropriate words (lets see what the forum filter makes of this) is the term I was taught for a mechanical device to govern the flow of air down a pipe. We were taught it was a "cock". No doubt we apprentices had a chuckle at first but it soon became normal usage as it was the correct term at our establishment (railway workshops).
But one that still causes me some hesitation in mixed company is the use of "male" or "female" to describe pipe fittings. Maybe I'm a snowflake (having just found out what that term refers to while reading this thread)
Cheers, Vann.
Andy Kev. wrote:Some people have larger vocabularies than others. That is probably a function of education and how well read one is. Are you seriously suggesting that an educated Englishman should abandon a word from his vocabulary because someone less educated might misinterpret it? Go down that road and we'll all end up as articulate as the likes of David Beckham and that is a road I will not travel.
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