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I am NOT Jordan Hubbard. I'm not trying to fool people into thinking that I am. I'm Jordan Henderson, have been all my life. Jordan Hubbard is jkh [slashdot.org].

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The words you use are important

Sunday April 02 2006, @09:53PM
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Some labels apply to people, you know, human beings?

When we overload them with negative meanings, we dilute their meaning and risk misrepresenting real people who might need understanding.

The term "gay" is not the same as bad.

The term "retarded" doesn't mean foolish or stupid.

Maybe these words have come to mean this to you, but maybe you should think about what this might imply. If it doesn't bother you, then never mind, you might be beyond reflective thought. Maybe some of you who do care about language and people will be more thoughtful.

Margaret Patton, 1960 - 2005

Tuesday August 16 2005, @03:37PM
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What's the point of having a journal on /. if you don't post what's important to you?

This is not News for Nerds, not really, but it is stuff that matters and most important, it's important to me.

Patton: A wonderful woman, teacher remembered
Margaret Patton, 1960-2005

added hak1du to friends list

Friday April 30 2004, @08:26PM

Page 23

Friday April 16 2004, @06:55PM
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Just saw this in Stoolpigeon's Journal.
  1. Grab the nearest book.
  2. Turn to page 23.
  3. Find the fifth sentence.
  4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
"addict ... -v.t. 3. to habituate or abandon (oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively: a writer addicted to the use of high-flown language; children addicted to video games."

Source: The Random House Dictionary of The English Language. Second Edition, Unabridged.

I did my best, this book isn't really arranged in sentences in the same way that other books might be.