prokopetz: Dammit, people, if you’re going to write a Canadian character, you can’t just throw “eh” in wherever. It’s not a verbal tic – it has a very specific semantic role. In brief, “eh” does one of two things: Turn[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s fascinating how slang and other language drifts over time, isn’t it? We grew up with our ex-hippie parents using the term “Straights” to refer to non drug users constantly.
Up until some time in the 80s “straights” referred on anyone who did not participate in some form of reviled counterculture. “straight edge” or “straight laced” WASPS in suits and ties who went to church every Sunday and only had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think my advice would be to remind them that even if they don’t feel the language is harmful, they are not excused from kindness and respect to others even due to their neurodivergence. You can remind them that they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
pomrania: So I was looking up a word, when I came across a term that’s apparently around in the Japanese internet, and if this definition is accurate then I think we need to borrow it into English. [Image description: Japanese[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…