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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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http://jordanhenderson.blogspot.com/
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].
The words you use are important
Sunday April 02 2006, @09:53PM
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.
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
What's the point of having a journal on /. if you don't post what's important to you?
Margaret Patton, 1960-2005
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 rememberedMargaret Patton, 1960-2005
added hak1du to friends list
Friday April 30 2004, @08:26PM
As seen in angel'o'sphere's Journal entry.
Because of his really good post regarding GC: http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=105 651&cid=8996551
Page 23
Friday April 16 2004, @06:55PM
Just saw this in Stoolpigeon's Journal.
... -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."
- Grab the nearest book.
- Turn to page 23.
- Find the fifth sentence.
- Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
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.
