New Pelorian and Language Engineering

From: Andrew Barton <AndrewBarton_at_...>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 18:10:40 -0400


>> In a message dated 8/13/02 3:07:05 PM, Nick_at_... writes: >> << Plenty of people in the RW think it does - and that language shapes (or
>>*can* shape, or can be *made* to shape) the way we think. >>

> If they didn't, why would "p.c." exist at all?

The term Political Correctness is itself a very strong example of introducing a term into the language and shaping thought by doing so.

Andrew

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