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Subject:Re: Profanity in the workplace From:John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:List, Techwriter <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:35:53 -0500
I'm offended by the word for the color red. It has special religious
significance to me.
I think everyone who talks to me or within earshot of me should
respect my wishes and not use that word as it offends me.
Come 'on, guys...let's not get carried away.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Jeff Scattini <jeff -dot- scattini -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Playing the alternate viewpoint, what about if someone is offended by not
> being able to express themselves freely? The "I'm offended by your
> conservatism." approach.
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John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
NYMetro STC President
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