James Lipton’s book on venery is about as much fun as one can have with words. I’m back to the 2014 reading list with a book I picked up at my favorite […]
The Venereal Game: or, you don’t have a dirty mind, do you…?
Words Matter: Industrial climate disruption is not a religion
Industrial climate disruption has no deity and thus is not a religion. But that won’t stop deniers from misusing “religion” in an attempt to discredit industrial climate disruption.
Words Matter: a “denier” is someone who denies, nothing more or less
The term “denier” simply means “one who rejects the existence, truth, or validity of something” – there is no inherent moral value attached to the word. As such, labeling someone a denier does not automatically invoke the moral repugnance of Holocaust denial, however much the denier may complain otherwise.
Words matter: the loaded language of "divorce recovery"
The phrase “divorce recovery” is loaded with values and implications that may or may not have been intended. Words matter – use them carefully.
