Has Political Correctness Gone Too Far, Using The Term *****rdly Can Be Grounds For Firing (rating, party)

[Mr.XXX]

"*****rdly:reluctant to give or spend; stingy"...

Yet an aid had to resign for using the word...Political Correctness has gotten out of hand...


Williams Aide Resigns in Language Dispute

Washingtonpost.com: Williams Aide Resigns in Language Dispute


Armor Chinks, *****rdly Sums and Retarded Growth...Political Correctness Controls The Dictionary

http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Armor-...The-Dictionary

[trlhiker]

He used the wrong word and should pay the consequences just like the lady who gave the cemetary the bird. As they always say, think before you speak.

[FrugalYankee]

This is what happens when illiteracy is allowed to run rampant.

The correct spelling is "*****rdly" and the origin of the word has nothing - but absolutely nothing to do with the derogatory term used against people of color. It is not a racial slur and anyone who thinks it is is demonstrating their ignorance of the English language.

The adverb form *****rdly, miserly or stingily, was formed in the sixteenth century from *****rd, a miser or stingy person. In the Wycliffe Bible of 1384 it was spelled nygard; earlier still it can be found as nigon, and another form nig also existed. We are pretty sure this was borrowed from a Scandinavian source, because there are related words in several Germanic languages, for example, the Old Norse hnøgger, meaning “stingy”. So it has nothing to do with ******, which comes via French nègre from Spanish negro, ultimately from Latin niger, meaning “black”.

World Wide Words: *****rdly

Great, I see from viewing the preview that forum bad word filter will not allow the word to appear despite the fact that the spellings are different. Just replace the "e" with an "a" in your mind.

[Mr.XXX]

He used the wrong word and should pay the consequences just like the lady who gave the cemetary the bird. As they always say, think before you speak.

He used the right word according to the lexicon dictionary

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by trlhiker

He used the wrong word and should pay the consequences just like the lady who gave the cemetary the bird. As they always say, think before you speak.

One was inappropriate, the other was the correct use of a word in the presence of a couple of dumbasses.

I hope you both realize that this story is about 10 years old.

Just looked, almost 14 years ago.

[hammertime33]

Ridiculous. I'm confused why he resigned though.

[bobtn]

When one is employed, they are a representation of the employer at all times, and there is nothing wrong with an employer firing someone who uses language that may be offensive. A day at the office is not a Tea Party rally. Thank God.

[Cavaturaccioli]

This is an oLd story. The word in question is of Scandinavian origin, I believe, and has no relation to the 'N word'.

[jjwebbster]

Originally Posted by Mr.XXX

He used the right word according to the lexicon dictionary

Whats that old saying, "think twice, speak once" ?

[Cavaturaccioli]

Originally Posted by bobtn

When one is employed, they are a representation of the employer at all times, and there is nothing wrong with an employer firing someone who uses language that may be offensive. A day at the office is not a Tea Party rally. Thank God.

This word isn't offensive in meaning other than to imply abstemiousness. It has no racial denotation or connotation whatsoever.