#Language

Louise Ashworth 🕷🇪🇺#ForeverEuropean

Ashworth101

1.Why is the word ‘woman’ being erased when the language used to define and describe men, is left intact? 2. Who still believes the replacement of ‘women’ with a dehumanizing

Peter Kalmus

ClimateHuman

There's a huge gap between what climate scientists are willing to say privately and what we're willing to say publicly, in terms of how dire a situation we're in. Colleagues,

Alexis Grenell

agrenell

.@AOC is incredible and I love her, but I really don't love the language around her "revealing" she's a survivor of sexual assault. Statistically, sexual assault is widespread and we

Chad Loder

chadloder

How to eliminate biased language from your writing.The following words are often associated with sexist attitudes.- bossy- nag- shrill- screechy- hysterical- catfight- feisty- emotional- dramatic- sassy- frigid- fierce- moody- abrasive-

thors-soft-cheeks 🔞

SoftThors

A few amazing things about fanfiction that literature rarely touches:- Tagging system: you can avoid triggers and choose the things you like/want to read.- It's FREE- It's usually about characters

Jacques Carette

jjcarett2

This morning's PL insight: another reason why "everything is an X" with X in {Object, function, list, relation, ...} is pointless reductionism. Software is something we want to assemble from

Dyjuan Tatro

DyjuanTatro

I’m pissed. I did an interview for the @LegalExaminer on Pell Restoration. The piece went to print riddled with stigmatizing & derogatory language. I reached out to @WriterElaineS requesting that

Nate Fischer

NateAFischer

I’ve noticed a curious linguistic pattern over the past few years. A sort of person—typically in educated/credentialed circles—who usually goes out of his way to sound circumspect likes to emphasize

RCSLT policy

RCSLTpolicy

Yesterday’s reports from @OfstedNews provide more evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people – including those in the #earlyyears and those with #SEND. Here’s a thread

Adam Townsend

adamscrabble

Orwell said language is often used to dress up shabby thoughts, a tool of evasion rather than communication.“[Language] becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness

Piper Anderson

PiperAnderson1

WeWork has created a grant program for Black businesses. The grant application buries you in mile's worth of legal language but the only section you need to read is the

Sarah Ditum

sarahditum

The Baldwin quote that ends this @VictoriaPeckham essay is perfect: if you can't name your reality, you are submerged by it. And the more women are moved out of the

Edo Fact Zone

edo_fact

EDO, is what you can describe as the "generic name given to a group of people who have a common ancestor and have a common language, with some different variants,

Yogendra Yadav

_YogendraYadav

Glad my remarks on language in the draft Education Policy triggered many responses, including from Hindi enthusiasts and Hindi baiters.I am neither. Am opposed to English domination and Hindi imposition.

Godly Skeptic

godlyskeptic

Communicating with GODIs it possible?And why can’t you hear God speaking to you?(Part 1)+ THREAD + 3 key points to consider before you start communicating with The Almighty:- Your free

Heather Intersectional Baseball

AlainnFocail

Baseball isn’t a very welcoming place for the LGBTQ+ community. There has yet to be an openly gay MLB player and ooo boy the reactions to pride night are something

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