- From: Mark Birbeck <mark.birbeck@x-port.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:37:56 +0100
- To: "'John Colby'" <John.Colby@uce.ac.uk>
- Cc: "'Randal Rust'" <randalrust@gmail.com>, "'WAI-IG'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
John, > As an example, let's say that the word dumb is 'outlawed'. Do > we then have future readers of older literature then getting > the wrong impression when they read? Consider the Victorian > lady in a novel (I think, but can't remember the reference - > was quoted to me several years > ago) - is something like: > > "I have been intimate with Mr *** daily and have had > intercourse with him on several occasions" > > Meaning "I say hello when we meet and sometimes stop for a chat" Yes, that's Henry James's Portrait of a Lady. It sticks in my mind because I too remember doing a double-take when I read that line! ;) I agree with your point John, and Randal's before. It's an odd approach to communication to start saying that what people are allowed to say is based on what other people want to hear. I wonder who will ultimately decide on which words should be banned? Regards, Mark Mark Birbeck CEO x-port.net Ltd. e: Mark.Birbeck@x-port.net t: +44 (0) 20 7689 9232 w: http://www.formsPlayer.com/ b: http://internet-apps.blogspot.com/ Download our XForms processor from http://www.formsPlayer.com/
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