Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”
by serenitylater on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:52PM
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They’re not enforcing shit, they’re just letting people know that the word can have a negative connotation. This could be extremely helpful for a newer English speaker, someone from another culture, or god forbid someone who just wants to use language that won’t make someone upset.
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Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”
by sacrosancty on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @08:19PM
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Yep, it would have helped you to capitalize "God" and not offend Christians. Or better yet, not even written the word itself. You can use "G*d" to be safe.
Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”
by raxxorraxor on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @03:27AM
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A bit sacrosanct perhaps? But it is technically correct. We should give Google a nudge that they include it.
Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”
by dehrmann on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @03:07AM
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It's still a proper noun. It's dicier when you capitalize "lord" or "his."
Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”
by teakettle42 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @08:32PM
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> … they’re just letting people know that the word can have a negative connotation.
A negative connotation amongst those whom subscribe to a very specific religious dogma.
> … god forbid someone who just wants to use language that won’t make someone upset.
Clearly “upsetting people” is not the metric.
It’s only considered a problem if you upset the people privileged under your particular ideology.
Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”
by dogman144 on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @02:37PM
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This is a nuanced take that I hadn't considered, fair enough. For people just trying to go along to get along in their communications and feel there are minefields everywhere, I could see this tool being a relief/helpful. I personally don't think that relief is worth the tradeoff, but I def can agree to disagree.