Words that are likely to offend someone who is missing a limb, unable to walk independently or has weak legs: freak, lame and cripple. Nowadays, it is more acceptable to say physically disabled or handicap. PC words exist as a way to help language be less offensive to different groups of people.——Heather Pfeiffer 婉转用词 那些容易冒犯四肢不健全,不能独立行走或者腿脚不好的人的词语有:畸形,瘸子以及残废。现如今,人们更愿意接受的说法是:身体上行动不便者或者残障人士。婉转用词的存在方式是为了帮助降低语言对不同人群的攻击性。 |