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It was a triggering word that was made a triggering word in the US context. Roland00 Send a noteboard - 09/05/2019 11:42:27 PM

Blame Joseph McCarthy and his show trials. Thus people avoid that word even if they are for various concepts we would use to describe that word.

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Get your ass the hell off of my goddam lawn. damookster - 09/05/2019 03:02:49 AM 972 Views
What is it with the obsession about that word? Legolas - 09/05/2019 06:35:49 PM 565 Views
I was involved in a particularly annoying Facebook discussion *NM* damookster - 09/05/2019 08:49:57 PM 253 Views
Ah. Sorry I missed it. Or possibly not that sorry, I've really seen too many debates about that. *NM* Legolas - 09/05/2019 09:03:31 PM 250 Views
It was a triggering word that was made a triggering word in the US context. Roland00 - 09/05/2019 11:42:27 PM 496 Views
yah aerocontrols - 10/05/2019 02:45:46 PM 523 Views
I hope not on this site / wotmania? Legolas - 10/05/2019 07:23:02 PM 809 Views
No, not there aerocontrols - 10/05/2019 08:36:07 PM 491 Views
Re: No, not there Legolas - 10/05/2019 09:55:45 PM 518 Views
The Soviets were totally communists even if they didn't achieve communism. Tom - 19/05/2019 05:07:28 PM 473 Views
Socialism is the takeover of the means of production by the "people" (in practice, the state). Tom - 19/05/2019 05:06:19 PM 481 Views
Stop being a Fachidiot Mookie Roland00 - 09/05/2019 11:36:51 PM 518 Views
He is far from ignorant about the theory and history of the word. The Shrike - 10/05/2019 02:19:17 PM 500 Views
Release the hounds! aerocontrols - 10/05/2019 02:46:21 PM 442 Views
Do Platonic Ideal Dogs need to read? Roland00 - 10/05/2019 04:11:17 PM 478 Views
thank you damookster - 10/05/2019 04:23:58 PM 512 Views
Define the color Green. Roland00 - 10/05/2019 05:21:10 PM 482 Views
Wavelength: 495–570 nm; Frequency: ~575–525 THz The Shrike - 10/05/2019 08:44:56 PM 509 Views
Now define Green for a person that does not have a Spectrometer. Roland00 - 10/05/2019 08:50:44 PM 546 Views
Admit your defeat and move on. The Shrike - 10/05/2019 09:40:53 PM 499 Views
*NM* damookster - 12/05/2019 05:47:57 AM 230 Views
In what medium? jh - 12/05/2019 10:33:45 AM 574 Views
huh? aerocontrols - 12/05/2019 02:25:10 PM 496 Views
Remember that God Dammed Dress? Roland00 - 12/05/2019 07:46:39 PM 528 Views
Yeah, I do. *NM* aerocontrols - 12/05/2019 10:41:29 PM 219 Views
Light propagates differently in different mediums, though... fionwe1987 - 12/05/2019 08:10:19 PM 801 Views
Do you think that's what Jonte meant? I don't. aerocontrols - 12/05/2019 10:54:40 PM 518 Views
Optical refraction is caused by different speeds of light in different media Floffe - 14/05/2019 02:15:19 PM 498 Views
Ok then. aerocontrols - 14/05/2019 02:33:48 PM 494 Views
if you look at light with a wavelength of 550 nm in water jh - 19/05/2019 04:49:04 PM 583 Views
Well, jh - 19/05/2019 04:43:57 PM 590 Views
Sick your dogs onto me? Roland00 - 10/05/2019 04:24:00 PM 636 Views
Sic. Not sick. I will not have my dogs vomit on you. That's just nasty. *NM* The Shrike - 10/05/2019 06:48:24 PM 243 Views
I wasn't expecting such a prescriptivist approach from you. Legolas - 10/05/2019 10:06:08 PM 507 Views
We have a mixed economy with elements of both capitalism and socialism. The Shrike - 10/05/2019 02:17:36 PM 516 Views
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