China’s Reusable Rocket Breakthrough Demands a Private Space Response The Odyssey — the Twisted Epic We Deserve A Not-So-Gay Holiday The Death of the Auteur Audio By Carbonatix The word ‘master’ can ...

Yes it does have a negative connotation especially when used with slave. Many people will roll their eyes and make it appear that the case of someone using the negative connotation of master/slave in ...

Diction refers to the choice of words in speech and writing. A good speaker or writer chooses the correct word to express the intended meaning. Besides denotations (explicit meanings) a word may have ...

The University of Southern California’s school of social work will no longer use the word “field” in its curriculum, saying it may have racist “connotations.” USC’s Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of ...

In his letter to the editor, Jack Elder talked about the definition of the word “Dixie” (“‘Dixie’ isn’t racist,” July 26). We must remember the English language is a living, constantly changing thing.

I'm working on a project for which we need to keep a running list of items. Someone suggested that we call it the "Master Tracking List", and I instantly found that a little off-putting. For me, it ...