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minus-squareMJKee9@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSymbols are just part of language, which evolves. Drop “fag” in a conversation in the uk and nobody bats an eye. Do it in the US, however…
minus-squarePrandom_returns@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoLanguage, as many symbols, are context-dependent. If you called a gay person “a fag” in UK, absolutely no one would think you are calling them a cigarette.
Symbols are just part of language, which evolves. Drop “fag” in a conversation in the uk and nobody bats an eye. Do it in the US, however…
Language, as many symbols, are context-dependent.
If you called a gay person “a fag” in UK, absolutely no one would think you are calling them a cigarette.