On Thu, Jan 03, 2019 at 03:25:07PM +0000, Sean Whitton wrote:
On Thu 03 Jan 2019 at 02:47pm GMT, Ulrike Uhlig wrote:Looks good! I like it. One tiny thingy based on a remark: I've looked up 'slur' in the dictionary and 'slander' and 'libel' seem to be synonyms that might be more widely known. Maybe a native speaker could confirm this.'slander' seems fine but 'libel' implies you are doing something illegal. 'slander' and 'slurs' need not be illegal.
Slander and libel are equally "illegal" under common law: the former is spoken while the latter is written, and both are civil rather than criminal matters. This varies by jurisdiction, as does protection of true statements, so it's important to be clear about the "where". (And historically, slander was punishable by the removal of the tongue--so it hardly seems a lesser matter!)
Mike Stone