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Catherine Townsend, a columnist on the Independent, has posted about some bizarre reactions to the use of the word "choice".

It is very strange how, for some people, a single word can embody so much meaning. Words do indeed have power.

Date: 2009-01-16 10:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nicnac.livejournal.com
I'm proofreading quite a fascinating thesis on the word 'career' at the moment. Can't say much about it due to confidentiality, but to my surprise it has a completely different meaning and connotation in Japan than it does in the UK.

Date: 2009-01-17 02:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pigeonhed.livejournal.com
Did you follow her links right through? Highlight on the orignial Miami piece's comments: Isn't it funny how anti-arbotionists are also the people you would least want to fuck?

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