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   From: green_knight@greenknight.org.uk.invalid   
      
   Brian M. Scott wrote:   
      
   > I can't bring myself to care   
   > very much if someone is offended by the mere appearance of a   
   > word on the page/screen, irrespective of the context in and   
   > likely intent with which they're used.   
      
   But that means denying the existence of offensive words; and I cannot   
   believe that you mean to do that.   
      
   There are, admittedly, contexts in which an otherwise offensive word can   
   be rendered inoffensive, but those tend to be *very* specific usages by   
   *very* specific, and very closed groups; or else metadiscussions of a   
   linguistical nature.   
      
      
   Catja   
      
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