Tag Archives: language

Abusing the English language

Posted on January 11, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

A common crime (in the broad sense) of the Regressivists (Progressives, Liberals, etc.) is their frequent abuse of common English. (Conservative and right-wingers do the same, just in different ways than the Regressivists. But for now, let’s belabor the poor … Continue reading →

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Stupid, ignorant, or both? Statists in 2017

Posted on August 3, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton One of my sons pointed out a news-tidbit about some celebrity claiming that names like Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Mary are all so “white” that a “person of color” should not give their children names like that. … Continue reading →

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Revolting against the tyranny of the English language

Posted on March 13, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Blaze has a lengthy article about Brit universities (and some American schools) banning certain common English words from use.  No, it isn’t the n-word or the k-word or even those four-letter words that used not to … Continue reading →

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Corrupting Language for Profit, Power, and Fun

Posted on June 21, 2014 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Do I want to see a “capitalist” economy “reestablished” in the Fifty States? Some recent on-line articles have discussed this.  But actually (warning: heresy alert!!!), no.  I don’t want to have a capitalist economy any more than … Continue reading →

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