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The word has negative connotations because you're describing a very negative thing. If you suddenly decide to use a new word, it will also inevitably develop ne
by swebs 7y ago
The word has negative connotations because you're describing a very negative thing. If you suddenly decide to use a new word, it will also inevitably develop negative connotations.
Stephen Pinker explains it well:
https://stevenpinker.com/files/pinker/files/1994_04_03_newyorktimes.pdf https://stevenpinker.com/files/pinker/files/1994_04_03_newyo...
- vinay427 7y agoThanks for mentioning this, it was definitely worth a read. For a rather more legible version for anyone else interested: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-04-06-1994096202-story.html https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-04-06-19940962...