Tom Resing · @resing
262 followers · 1740 posts · Server social.coop

What it means when you say “literally” theoatmeal.com/comics/literall

#grammar #wordsmatter

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Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
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kersti (she/her) · @kersti
95 followers · 228 posts · Server mstdn.social

Herrje! Wie sich in mir einfach immer alles zusammen zieht, wenn Leute von "Frauenfußball“, "(Frauen-)Mannschaft" und ähnlich schlimmen Konstellationen sprechen. 😣😣😣

Und dann muss ich mir immer mal wieder eingestehen, dass die Fußballabteilung Mädchen und Frauen des FCSP einfach schon seit Jahren bei dem Thema meilenweit voranschreitet.

Leute, lauft mal schneller, bitte!

#wordsmatter #fussballderfrauen #team #mannschaft #frauenfussball

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Mo Edray · @Moedray
486 followers · 1707 posts · Server mindly.social

Methinks it’s time the 🍊🤡 is put away fo good.

Texas woman charged with threatening to kill judge on Trump election case washingtonpost.com/national-se

#wordsmatter

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Jody Lemoine 🇨🇦 · @ghostinthenet
357 followers · 823 posts · Server hachyderm.io

This needs saying every so often. Neutrality and agnosticism are •not• the same thing. If I’m vendor neutral or platform neutral, I don’t have a preference. If I’m vendor agnostic or platform agnostic, I •literally• have no knowledge of either.

#neteng #wordsmatter

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Nefarious Aryq · @NefariousAryq
155 followers · 378 posts · Server hoosier.social

How might you say the house was “involved”? Was there someone else “involved” you might want to mention, perhaps? Just a thought.

#wordsmatter

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Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
363 followers · 10559 posts · Server mstdn.science

#wordsmatter

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Folks, it is the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, not the American Disability Act, not the Americans Disabled Act, not Americans Disabilities Act, or anything else other than its official name! When folks, especially folks, screw it up, it indicates to us that we really don’t matter enough for them to make an effort to get it right! ♿️ 👩🏼‍🦯

#media #DisabilityPrideMonth #americanswithdisabilitiesact #ada #disabledlivesmatter #wordsmatter

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Dinkenfunkle · @Dinkenfunkle
34 followers · 28 posts · Server mastodon.au

How did we arrive at a place where antipathies are often labelled as phobias?

#justsaying #wordsmatter #philosophy

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Mobility Matters Bham · @mmb
86 followers · 326 posts · Server subdued.social

@ccferrie Yes, the framing is so important. I have learned a lot from Barb Chamberlain who has also been bringing this critical message. (at)BarbChamberlain@toot.community

This is one of her talks -- in context of Safe Systems & Vision Zero:
visionzeronetwork.org/webinar-

#wordsmatter #biketooter

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Mobility Matters Bham · @mmb
86 followers · 326 posts · Server subdued.social

What is improved language instead of "walkable neighborhoods" that includes people who use wheelchairs, other mobility devices?

i know I've seen suggestions, but am not finding those while editing a housing document. Existing language example: "...focusing on creating well-designed, walkable, and vibrant communities."

@BarbChamberlain ?

#wordsmatter #walkable #disability #urbanism

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Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
336 followers · 9626 posts · Server mstdn.science

On @nbcnews Senior International Correspondent Keir Simmons just said that “ faces an election next year” with a straight face. 😯

The English upper lip really IS stiff! 😂

In reality, is a dictator, and .

#morningjoe #putin #VladimirPutin #RussiaIsATerroristState #wordsmatter

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The KamikaZEN 🇲🇽 · @The_KamikaZEN
213 followers · 2328 posts · Server metalhead.club

Decolonizing words:

Image translation:

Top - Citizen of the United States of America

Middle - North American

Bottom - American

#decolonizewords #wordsmatter

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Kathy Karch · @KarchWrites
526 followers · 17 posts · Server wandering.shop

Serious question that might expose my ignorance but I ask it with sincerity:

I always write “folks” as a gender neutral term but I see people writing “folkx” a lot and I don’t understand why. I researched its origin on the internet but still feel confused. Is one term more inclusive than the other? Is “folks” not actually gender neutral?

Thank you all for helping me learn and grow.

#inclusivitymatters #wordsmatter #trying #learning #question

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Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
279 followers · 8455 posts · Server mstdn.science

@aristeon89 It is the most accurate word, because a more accurate word does not exist - in the English language. It is not just East/West cultural differences that come into play, but how came into power as opposed to Mussolini or Hitler, for example.

#xijingping #wordsmatter

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Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
279 followers · 8455 posts · Server mstdn.science

@aristeon89 There is no word in the English language for what is. He is an authoritarian, no question, but came to power differently than Mussolini or Hitler, for example.

#xijingping #wordsmatter

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Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
279 followers · 8455 posts · Server mstdn.science

I don’t blame for calling a . The English language has no single word for what the Chinese Communist Party Leader is. The position is not like the ‘dictated’ authority of Benito Mussolini or Adolph Hitler in what had been democratic countries. 🤔 👉 nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna90304

But I am miffed about what he started the offending sentence with: “… when *I* shot down the spy balloon”. That is something would say! 🤦‍♂️

#JoeBiden #xijingping #dictator #donaldthedeplorable #wordsmatter

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Tom Resing · @resing
241 followers · 1439 posts · Server social.coop
Preston MacDougall · @ChemicalEyeGuy
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Ande Jacobson · @goodreedAJ
83 followers · 633 posts · Server sfba.social

Media literacy is crucial to make sure that truth is understood. Just because somebody says something doesn't make it true. We all need to do our part to vet the information we consume and verify sources.

Thanks, @ThomHartmann for another excellent commentary to how we can survive the assault of entities like FNC.

hartmannreport.com/p/can-ameri

#truthmatters #wordsmatter

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