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Blog posting: Is "black hole" a racially insensitive term?
I've never yet tallied the two up in my mind, but perhaps this is a valid point. In my daily life, I try to think about the language that I use, to try to see if it may be offensive. I don't agree that such measures are 'political correctness gone mad', as some like to say;... Video: Racial Insult Claimed For Use of "Black Hole"
UPDATE: I've added the video of the incident, including the demand for an apology. Meanwhile, Jonah Goldberg notes: "Obviously, there’s something to be said for ignoring the childish grievance-peddling that... What words do you hate?
Art student Rebecca Lamarre asked people around Vancouver to list their most hated words for her graduating project at Emily Carr University. Among other discoveries, she found that many of us arbitrarily hate words... Dictionary adds new words
Board (bored?) gamers wanting to improve their Balderdash skills will want to check out the new words being added to the dictionary this year. There's about a hundred of them, many of which pertain to cooking for... Learn to Speak "Tour" French
This month traveling in France will require two foreign languages, the usual French, and its strange derivative dialect used to describe the activities of the Tour de France. This highly specific language has... The Far-Right's Patriotism Problem
"Jonah Goldberg continues to demonstrate how the right-wing is manipulating public discourse in order to confuse and conflate patriotism with rabid nationalism. Make no mistake, this is a coordinated effort to... Pupil gains marks for exam expletive
What the ....?"A student who scribbled an expletive on an English language exam paper was awarded 7.5 percent for accurate spelling and effective communication, The Times newspaper reported on Monday.The pupil, who... Nintendo: A Tool for Japan's Schools
Japan is truly taking interactive learning to a whole new level. English teachers in Tokyo Joshi Gakuen school in Japan are starting to use DS consoles as the latest tool andtechnology in their English curriculum.... B.C. to mandate CanLit in high school English courses
Culture police at work again? Well surely it's weird that high school students in BC, when they study literature at all, are assigned only American and British works. Canadian writers are off the local radar. ... Cornish Language makes massive return
"Tales from Porth" Saturday 14th June saw the launch at Waterstones Bookstore in Truro Kernow of new children's books commissioned by MAGA. Cornwall's own Government language department. ... Shaq loses deputy badge over rap.
I heard the rap, and I was not too impressed by it (referring to his skills). I guess the sheriff had the right to revoke Shaq's badge as he should be treated just like any other deputy on the force. Nice to see Shaq... Australia ire over chef's f-words
"Australia ire over chef's f-words Ramsay is notorious for his expletive-filled tirades The oaths and expletives for which colourful British TV...France challenged over war memorial language policy
This item courtesy of the Celtic League:The Celtic League have written to the French Ambassador in Londonseeking clarification of an incident in Belgium where it appears theFrench authorities have intervened to...Euro MTV Fined $485k for 'Extensive Offensiveness'
Remember Aphex Twin? For one, I can't believe that MTV is getting fined almost $500,000 for playing a video from, oh, I don't know...nine years ago. But, then again, after watching the first nine seconds of the...Add an Ace or an Edge: Japanese Phrasebook Free Audio Downloads
While looking for details on the Rough Guide to Tokyo (my illustration), I noticed a companion title, The Japanese Phrasebook.As interesting or maybe more useful than the book itself for your survival kit are the Free Audio Downloads which will train your ears on issues such...
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