I wrote a piece for a mainstream outlet (not the NYT), mentioning the sexual assault allegations against Roy Moore. Some nervous lawyer edited it to "sexual misconduct." I said, okay, pull my piece. They reverted back to "sexual assault." Writers, don't let them lawyer you down.
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Replying to @zeynep
"___ you down" is a dangerous phrase, given its origins and what group most people say lawyers are part of. Just sayin'
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Replying to @iamwomancomic
As a non-native speaker of English who had not heard of that phrase (!) I'm gonna go with people can roll with it for the moment. (Upside of progress is that new speakers of English don't always know some previously common slurs and phrasing!)
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