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Re:Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded... by Flimm on Thursday December 22, 2016 @02:47PM (#13239785)
You have to admit that they are not trying to change the meaning of most of the words on the list, they just want to avoid using them.
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Re:Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded... by edoceo on Thursday December 22, 2016 @03:05PM (#13239936)
Just like Newspeak, where words were removed. Can't say "bad" must use "ungood".
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