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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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp more common, less "sweary" in my experience.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SIN_Notung
@NotungSchwert@Metamagician This might be generational. The word "spastic" was used when I was growing up. Again, worse than "cunt".5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@PhilosophyExp We still use spastic, as far as I'm aware. Wasn't aware that it was negative. :(@NotungSchwert@Metamagician2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@BirdTerrifier@NotungSchwert@Metamagician See the bit on UK & Ireland here: http://bit.ly/18YvhXU1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@PhilosophyExp Thanks. I've been called Chaz the Spaz very many times and didn't think about its origins.@NotungSchwert@Metamagician1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@BirdTerrifier@PhilosophyExp@Metamagician Well that Wiki article claims that 'spaz' isn't that bad in the US. So you might be ok!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@NotungSchwert@BirdTerrifier@PhilosophyExp@Metamagician I might point out lots of words get gentrified.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Dianora_1 @NotungSchwert @BirdTerrifier @Metamagician Yeah. It's a genetic fallacy to suppose origins are *necessarily* key.
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