Tag: politically correct
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Politically Correct
Word of the Day: Politically Correct This is a term that we hear daily. We hear things like, ‘We must learn to be politically correct.’ Some students have told me they do not understand what politically correct means. Well, very simply, it means a person avoids saying or doing anything that could be offensive to…
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Housewife vs homemaker
Word of the day: Housewife vs Homemaker I have explained this many times during my teaching career. Many students in Japan still use the term housewife either to refer to themselves or somebody else. Unfortunately, the term housewife is not politically correct anymore, and its usage is outdated in Western countries. Here is the reason.…
