In his letter to the editor, Jack Elder talked about the definition of the word “Dixie” (“‘Dixie’ isn’t racist,” July 26). We must remember the English language is a living, constantly changing thing.

Yes it does have a negative connotation especially when used with slave. Many people will roll their eyes and make it appear that the case of someone using the negative connotation of master/slave in ...

FOR the benefit of David Lacey and Peter Dolan (HAS, both Page 9, Jan 13) I will try to explain the difference between words like “Geordie” and words like “Paki”. Geordie is a name which Tyneside ...

What image do you get when you hear the word ‘drug’? Write a word or phrase that is associated with the term ‘drug’? When I asked the participants to answer these two questions at a workshop on ...

The words and phrases permeate nearly every aspect of our society. “Master bedrooms” in our homes. “Blacklists” and “whitelists” in computing. The idiom “sold down the river” in our everyday speech.

Recently on The John Walsh Show, Walsh introduced his white supremacist guests, explaining they preferred to be identified as “racialists” not “racists.” Walsh maintained an aura of tolerance for his ...

I'm working on a project for which we need to keep a running list of items. Someone suggested that we call it the "Master Tracking List", and I instantly found that a little off-putting. For me, it ...