Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-212 days ago71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldimagemessage-square177linkfedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down14file-text
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1image71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-212 days agomessage-square177linkfedilinkfile-text
Words matter. Always use simple direct language. Help the poor Healthcare for everyone Good treatment at work. Don’t use complex words.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoHetero means straight, but was needlessly confusing (it’s literally Greek), right? So in the future, English will have a different pronoun that means the same as singular they.
Hetero means straight, but was needlessly confusing (it’s literally Greek), right? So in the future, English will have a different pronoun that means the same as singular they.