Her use of the word "retard" does seem odd to me, though. To my British ear, it wouild normally sound worse than the word "cunt", for examp.
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@PhilosophyExp We still use spastic, as far as I'm aware. Wasn't aware that it was negative. :(@NotungSchwert@Metamagician
@BirdTerrifier @NotungSchwert @Metamagician See the bit on UK & Ireland here: http://bit.ly/18YvhXU
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@PhilosophyExp Thanks. I've been called Chaz the Spaz very many times and didn't think about its origins.@NotungSchwert@Metamagician -
@BirdTerrifier@PhilosophyExp@Metamagician Well that Wiki article claims that 'spaz' isn't that bad in the US. So you might be ok! -
@NotungSchwert@BirdTerrifier@PhilosophyExp@Metamagician I might point out lots of words get gentrified. -
@Dianora_1@NotungSchwert@BirdTerrifier@Metamagician Yeah. It's a genetic fallacy to suppose origins are *necessarily* key.
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