I guess geography matters as much as context (Reply #15)

In the discussion thread: Ta-Nehisi Coates on words that don't belong to everyone. [View all]

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:15 AM

15. I guess geography matters as much as context

I'm from southern WV (Hinton), and "honey" and the like were definitely class-related terms.

BTW, you made my day with your use of implication and inference.

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15 replies	Author	Time	Post
Ta-Nehisi Coates on words that don't belong to everyone. [View all]	OneBro	May 2018	OP
K&R	Solly Mack	May 2018	#1
For people who never watch linked videos	gollygee	May 2018	#2
Words are contextual and relationship-dependent.	Hekate	May 2018	#3
Exception to his examples	misanthrope	May 2018	#4
But context still matters	cyclonefence	May 2018	#5
It still depends.	Igel	May 2018	#9
I guess geography matters as much as context	cyclonefence	May 2018	#15
It was not uncommon, when I was very young, for elderly men to call	Glorfindel	May 2018	#6
True, but it seems beside the point. nt	gollygee	May 2018	#7
in the case you raise, region is an important part of the context	0rganism	May 2018	#11
Context would still apply. The women who use that term because of region or culture	JI7	May 2018	#13
I am so glad he came onto the scene. He contributes much...	brush	May 2018	#8
Cultural appropriation because it's "cool"	ProudLib72	May 2018	#10
I wouldn't call it cultural appropriation.	OneBro	May 2018	#12
We are talking the same language	ProudLib72	May 2018	#14

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