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On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 at 08:45, Rhodri James wrote:
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> On 21/09/18 16:23, Ryan Gonzalez wrote:
> > Kinda OT, but I believe the connotation is that slur is use of the word,
> > whereas an insult is use directed at someone.
>
> According
On 21/09/18 16:23, Ryan Gonzalez wrote:
Kinda OT, but I believe the connotation is that slur is use of the word,
whereas an insult is use directed at someone.
According to Chambers online, a slur is "a disparaging remark intended
to damage a reputation" while an insult is "a rude or offensive
Kinda OT, but I believe the connotation is that slur is use of the word,
whereas an insult is use directed at someone.
For instance, if someone is having a conversation where they use the
n-word, it's a racial slur. If they directly call someone that, it's an
insult.
On Fri, Sep 21, 2018, 9:45 AM
Hi,
For the record I was surprised to see the word "slur" pop up
quite often recently, while I'd only heard "insult" before. I
looked it up and it doesn't help that the French translation seems to
be the same in both cases (it's "insulte").
Then I came upon this thread where someone pretty muc
