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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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political correctness
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He said a madman is not only a begger who thinks he is a king. A madman is also a king who thinks that he is a king.
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Hello, I have been learning English. I reading the above sentence, political correctness my English teacher said to me before crossed my mind. I think the sentence above was against political correctness (madman vs madwoman) What do you think of this? I suppose I'll have to change "a madman" into "a mad person" to denote a human being of either sex.
He said a madman is not only a begger who thinks he is a king. A madman is also a king who thinks that he is a king.
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Hello, I have been learning English. I reading the above sentence, political correctness my English teacher said to me before crossed my mind. I think the sentence above was against political correctness (madman vs madwoman) What do you think of this? I suppose I'll have to change "a madman" into "a mad person" to denote a human being of either sex.
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spelling ===> beggar I think it's OK as written. Here are a few comments. I haven't yet heard of anyone objecting to the word 'mad man'.
- spelling ===> beggar I think it's OK as written.
- Here are a few comments.
- I haven't yet heard of anyone objecting to the word 'mad man'.
- If the person whose speech you are reporting actually said 'madman', changing it will make your reporting less exact.
- Do you think you should also change the word 'king', eg to 'king or queen'?
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spelling ===> beggar
I think it's OK as written. Here are a few comments.
I haven't yet heard of anyone objecting to the word 'madman'.
If the person whose speech you are reporting actually said 'madman', changing it will make your reporting less exact.
Do you think you should also change the word 'king', eg to 'king or queen'?
And 'he' to 'he or s
I think it's OK as written. Here are a few comments.
I haven't yet heard of anyone objecting to the word 'madman'.
If the person whose speech you are reporting actually said 'madman', changing it will make your reporting less exact.
Do you think you should also change the word 'king', eg to 'king or queen'?
And 'he' to 'he or s
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