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>No flames here. I must agree that sensitivity should guide us in these
>matters. The language is happily huge enough to provide plenty of
>less-loaded language. (I even flinch at the "slave cylinder" in my shop
>manual.)
There's sensitivity, and then there's silliness -- or to be charitable,
hypersensitivity.
Slavery has existed throughout history, in various cultures and with
various races playing the role of master. One can abhor that history
without feeling the need to impoverish the language.
David Dvorkin
Qualix Group, Inc.
Boulder Development Ctr. mailto:dvorkin -at- bolix -dot- com
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