Re: technical terms overhaul
On 20-06-2020 12:57, Dan Ritter wrote:
> Weaver wrote:
>>
>> I think it's possible to get too politically correct.
>
> Try this phrase:
>
> "I think it's possible to get too polite."
No, there's no value in twisting words.
The wrong connotation gets promoted.
> I suppose that's true -- if your object is to insult someone.
No insult was intended or implied.
You prefer to see it way.
>> Why are we attaching a concept like skin colour to list names as a
>> serious proposition?
>
> Exactly. Since it doesn't matter to you, why not be polite?
See how you've created a straw man to tear down by adjusting the
terminology?
Obviously it does or I wouldn't have posted.
I always ask questions and never impose my standards on others.
See the difference?
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by the wise as false,
and by the rulers as useful'.
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