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English, gender and God

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zephyr
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06-05-2003 12:38 PM 		Reply to: Message 142 by nator
06-05-2003 8:39 AM

quote:
gay gaiety gayest gay gay GAY
LOL!!! Good point, except that it *is* a slightly different word. In addition, I've never even heard or seen "niggerly" anywhere, and the context should have been sufficient to prevent the misunderstanding. The ignorance of the audience is first and foremost the cause. Still, any speaker these days who doesn't have the good sense to find a synonym is really asking for it.
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zephyr
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06-09-2003 1:14 PM 		Reply to: Message 146 by John
06-06-2003 11:49 AM

Guess I just never met the right people down there I lived in Austin (Westlake Hills) from, oh, '88 to '92. Seems my peers were more interested in making fun of Latino immigrants at the time.
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