Definitely straying from the point but I can't resist the temptation - I am very strongly reminded of a Lower 6 class on Wordsworth's Prelude (a book length poem about the poet's childhood) when one of the boys, full of indignation, shot his hand up and sprang to his feet " Miss, Miss - Wordsworth said he had <i>intercourse </i>with Nature."<div>
Naughty Wordsworth :-)</div><div>Deirdre<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 February 2012 13:33, Roland Perry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:roland@internetpolicyagency.com">roland@internetpolicyagency.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">In message <<a href="mailto:p1n0jc6qmmlllgbhc7qnlrqe.1328027658355@email.android.com">p1n0jc6qmmlllgbhc7qnlrqe.1328027658355@email.android.com</a>>,<br>
at 16:34:18 on Tue, 31 Jan 2012, jonathan <<a href="mailto:jonathan@jcave.eclipse.co.uk">jonathan@jcave.eclipse.co.uk</a>><br>
writes<br>
<div class="im">>Wouldn't it be odd if the intepretation of a tweet were somehow linked<br>
>to the nationality, ethnicity, religion, wealth, etc. of the tweeter?<br>
<br>
</div>I'd argue that the interpretation strongly depends on the profile of the<br>
tweeter. Here's a story from ten years ago with an American President<br>
(who can hardly fail to be surrounded by advisers) using a word that's<br>
highly offensive elsewhere:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/jan/09/usa.matthewengel" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/jan/09/usa.matthewengel</a><br>
<br>
Whereas the earlier quoted "I could murder an Indian" is accepted in the<br>
UK as quite complimentary to their cuisine.<br>
<br>
Meanwhile, numerous Brits choked on their breakfast earlier this week:<br>
<br>
<<a href="http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/02/01/14773/comic_fulton_swears_on_b" target="_blank">http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/02/01/14773/comic_fulton_swears_on_b</a><br>
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