The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed how we use language

Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by some_random on Sunday November 05, 2023 @10:24AM (#38151879)

It's not even American prudeness is many cases, it's "making sure everything is advertiser safe" as interpreted by poorly paid Filipino moderators.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by cubefox on Sunday November 05, 2023 @02:18PM (#38154583)

"Advertiser safe" means something else of a US American (person/company/advertiser) than for a European.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by some_random on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @11:38AM (#38178986)

Of course, and yet it turns into the same thing when your advertisers are based in Dubai.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by cubefox on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @04:34PM (#38183180)

There does indeed seem some overlap here between the US and Muslim countries.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by some_random on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @10:46AM (#38192019)

I know that being progressive is really important to the self esteem of you Euros, but you all need to stop letting it cloud your worldview so much.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by cubefox on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @10:23PM (#38200756)

"cloud your world view"?

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