[Homestead] Notes From The Farm (Winter 2007)

Bill Jones billj at harborside.com
Thu Feb 1 18:42:19 EST 2007


I'm a little leary of meanings that are defined by the television set.  
Meanings for labels that people choose for themselves are far more 
revealing.

Bill

Marie McHarry wrote:

>On 2/1/07, Bill Jones <billj at harborside.com> wrote:
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>>In your usage, it seems to mean something that has been the accepted
>>view all along, like something you'd read in your dad's old history
>>books  This is quite different, since people like John (the old one)
>>were decidedly paddling against the current.
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>PC can mean about anything you want it to mean. Most recently it seems
>to mean hyper-correct and overly sensitive to the feelings of all
>members of the body politic. It's one of those words whose meaning is
>a moving target.
>
>Marie
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