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This is a never-ending euphemism treadmill [1]. Now I've noticed younger people calling each other "remedial" as an insult. Any term or phrase used to indicate
by Manuel_D 4y ago
This is a never-ending euphemism treadmill [1]. Now I've noticed younger people calling each other "remedial" as an insult. Any term or phrase used to indicate a form of mental handicap is going to become the new insult, thus prompting the creation of a new euphemism.
1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/euphemism_treadmill https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/euphemism_treadmill
- robocat 4y agoIn my peer group, “special” or “speshul” is an insult (usually with added sarcasm prosody), as a reaction to the PC usage of the word back in the 90s. I presume the same usage in the USA (given special snowflake).