On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 04:54:12PM +0000, Alain D D Williams wrote: > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 09:03:45AM -0500, The Wanderer wrote: > > > > It was a BLM thing, not sure if it matters the etymology of such > > > words. > > > > The etymology certainly *should* matter, insofar as that is the origin > > of the *meaning* of the word(s). > > +1 > > However that is not the way that the world works, or prolly more accurately > how > some people think. They see a word/phrase that they have decided that they > "own" [...]
It's not just "they", that's the point. It's us all. > I sometimes think that something similar to Postel's Law but applied to human > interactions would be useful. However that is wishful thinking Actually, Postel's Law is a very appropriate metaphor. It has two sides. My side is here: if I have reasons to suspect something might offend my interlocutor, I'll try to avoid it -- unless there's a stronger reason not to. Cheers -- t
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