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On AlterNet: language

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "language"

"Boy" Is An Insult In The South

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. April 16, 2008.
And don't let Southerners deceive you on this point.

Fighting Words: How to Humiliate -- and Convert -- a Right-Winger

Fighting Words: How to Humiliate -- and Convert -- a Right-Winger

John Dolan, AlterNet. March 25, 2008.
Drop the condescending "populist" talk and get mean.

The Rise and Fall of Immigration Reform: Language Had Everything to Do with It

The Rise and Fall of Immigration Reform: Language Had Everything to Do with It

Drew Westen, Huffington Post. July 10, 2007.
When we are figuring out how to talk about immigration, we should listen to what Lyndon Johnson said in 1965 that convinced Congress to enact civil rights legislation.

Take the Quiz on the Bush Administration's War of the Words

Take the Quiz on the Bush Administration's War of the Words

Tom Engelhardt, Nicholas Turse, Tomdispatch.com. June 18, 2007.
From "mission accomplished" through those endless "turning points" and "the precipice," American officials in Baghdad and Washington haven't been sparing with the use of images or analogies. Can you pass the War of the Words quiz?

Words to Die For: The Devil's Dictionary in Iraq

Words to Die For: The Devil's Dictionary in Iraq

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. April 25, 2007.
The administration's language for the President's plan in Baghdad creates a "new" plan out of ancient, failed strategies, ignores some of Iraq's recent horrendous past, and strips us of our responsibility for it.

Can the Term

Can the Term "Guys" Refer to Women and Girls?

Heather Gehlert, AlterNet. February 28, 2007.
Is this a legitimate issue or has feminism gone too far?

Olbermann: 'Civil War' naming is Iraq's Walter Cronkite moment [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. November 28, 2006.
Bush admin in denial, can't begin its 12-step on Iraq...