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		trollied on April 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s AI-powered ‘inclusive warnings’ feature i... Language also adapts over decades so that words are computer/IT terms & have no other connotations. Like most of the stuff in this thread. Have a think about that.

npteljes on April 23, 2022 [–]

Words do have connotations, that's the reason why people use them - because they refer to similar concepts, even in different contexts.

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