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Dr Pink

#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert

Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?

Lori Perkins
* Lori Perkins is an American literary agent, book publisher and author. In 2012, she founded Riverdale Avenue Books, an e-book publishing company, in Riverdale, Bronx

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Oxymetheus 🇨🇦

@alfiekohn Good question. I once questioned the pervasive military metaphors in my employer’s planning documents, and to his credit, my boss asked me to write a white paper for managers. It was a good paper, and offered sound alternatives, but not for that particular phrase. Trouble is, it speaks succinctly and strongly to overcoming an *unfair* disadvantage—more than just ‘exceeding expectations’. I don’t have a good suggestion. ☹️

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Vivian Schey 🏳️‍🌈 🇩🇪 <(FSM)<{

I recently stumbled upon a #YouTube #Video where people are blaming/mocking themselves for not speaking perfectly #English. I don't understand that kind of #Behavior. #Why? Seriously, why? For me, it's most important that I can call an #Ambulance, report a #Fire or a #Crime in a #Foreign #Language. To be capable of socially acceptable #SmallTalk is of course also a nice #Ability to have. But dealing with an actual #Emergency is IMHO more #Important than asking a #Stranger how they feel today…

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Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋

🔴 **Word of the week: Tariff**

Nancy Friedman

“_It was actually exported twice: first from Arabic ta’rif (“information, notification, a making known; inventory of fees to be paid”) into Italian, and then, in the late 1500s, from Italian tariffa (“a book of rates for duties”) into English._”

🔗 fritinancy.substack.com/p/word.

#Words #English #Language #Etymology #Linguistics @linguistics

Fritinancy · Word of the week: TariffBy Nancy Friedman
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