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A Frank Discussion in Black, White, and Gray
A little more than fifty years ago, there was an extraordinary moment on TV’s All in the Family. Yes, even before the recent passing of...
Jan 26, 20249 min read


More Diamond News: A Team By Any Other Name . . .
Many of you may be familiar with Stanford University’s Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative (EHLI), a multi-year project directed...
Apr 1, 20232 min read


Linguistic Landmines, Part II: Is the Toteboard Anti- Pronoun? Or Pro- Antinoun?
Note: This is the first of the occasional sequel to Linguistic Landmines, Part I . It is clear that any kind of name is nothing but a sign attached from outside by some accident to a material substance of fact. The name and the substance, therefore, are definitely unrelated to one another. The name is a differentiating insignia which assumes the role to bring willy-nilly into the spotlight of the intellect something anonymous that has been dwelling in chaos. But the actor’s r
Sep 19, 20229 min read


Linguistic Landmines: In Defense of the Offensive
Note: This installment of the Toteboard addresses some very sensitive issues, and in so doing quotes sources that employ offensive and...
May 5, 202116 min read
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