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A comment on Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative. Parent comment

Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by shever73 on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @06:05AM (#34064285)
Yes, the use of "hip hip hip hoorah" (with three "hips") in English predates the Hep Hep riots.

Most etymologies attributed to acronyms for words pre-20th century are usually false.

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