StM: vocabulary

Sunday, February 3, 2008

vocabulary

does anyone find it interesting how the mardi gras indians freely use certain phrases that, at one time, would be very offensive or rude?

5 comments:

dirt dog said...: Nah, not really. A lot of expressions that were once offensive are now frequently used in conversations.; February 9, 2008 at 11:54 AM
brian said...: i find it unfair that "certain people" can use "certain phrases" where as "certain 'other' people" are not so much allowed to use these "certain phrases"... if you know what i "mean"...; February 11, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Kmorel said...: i think times have changed but i sort of agree with brian there are certain words that can only be used by a perticular group of people and if your writing a book about that group you have to protray them accuratley....good or bad; February 12, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Anonymous said...: I think it has a lot to do with the connotation of the word. If for centuries a certain group of people use a word with a negative conntation then it will take a while for it not to sound offensive when a certain group says it. If that makes sense.; February 12, 2008 at 11:42 AM
nitsudd said...: it makes sense, i just think that people should not take into offense right away but rather listen to what a person is saying. it goes in all directions and all races. people just shouldnt be too defensive or ignorant.; February 12, 2008 at 11:54 AM

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