tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33071778.post3296209187449008561..comments2023-06-07T01:04:42.061-07:00Comments on Pedia Digest- The Interesting Parts of Wikipedia: The Euphemism / Dysphemism TreadmillZee Kewlminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03335251072177538850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33071778.post-46615620216773591992012-06-23T17:17:21.876-07:002012-06-23T17:17:21.876-07:00This article does not suck... Is this a uniquely ...This article does not suck... Is this a uniquely English language issue. If you learn, say, French, for example, you'll learn that they don't change their words. This begs the question, why not? Or, why do we English speakers and not, say, the French? In French, the visually impaired are simply aveugle, people of African descent are simply noir, and special folks are simply retarde. Are we consistently trying to be more polite and egalitarian? Or, do we engage in perjoration more because we're less polite?Bill1893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33071778.post-46480041514571396982011-05-07T21:49:34.536-07:002011-05-07T21:49:34.536-07:00My mother is from a non-US country, albeit an Engl...My mother is from a non-US country, albeit an English speaking one. The first time I came home and said, "That sucks" (yay US educational system), she just about screamed the house down. "Don't say that word! It's vulgar, and rude!"<br /><br />I remember this well because I was sooo flummoxed at the time. I had heard the teacher say it before, among other things. It took me years to figure out what she was hearing, and I did feel pretty bad once I made the connection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33071778.post-49919440082989639822007-11-13T12:02:00.000-08:002007-11-13T12:02:00.000-08:00I can not tell you how open my eyes are now.I can not tell you how open my eyes are now.Colin Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214058333731970689noreply@blogger.com