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This seems a bit different from my example: being attacked for using a less common term. In this case, the "PC police" (going by your examples) were the people

by mkr-hn 12y ago

This seems a bit different from my example: being attacked for using a less common term. In this case, the "PC police" (going by your examples) were the people attacking me because I used a term that offended them.

tomjen3 12y ago
They attacked you because they assume, incorrectly, that you were one of the PC people, because you used a PC term, not just a less common term. This isn't unreasonable and the cost of letting PC people in is high.
- mkr-hn 12y ago
  It's not a "PC word." I like the way the word sounds more, so I use it. Word choice is my prerogative as a writer.
  - tomjen3 12y ago
    It is a PC word. Your choice of word is as you said, your prerogative. How people read it is theirs.