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Subject:Re: Political Correctness (Was Re: Master/Slave) From:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:Dan Emory <danemory -at- primenet -dot- com> Date:Mon, 15 May 2000 13:01:17 -0500
Controller/Controllee????!!!!
Dear heavens, that sounds like we're at the mercy of control freaks!!
And having dealt with a SERIOUS "controller"......think I'll pass, thank you!
Jo Byrd
Dan Emory wrote:
> So, to be sure that people accustomed to the old (politically incorrect)
> terminology are not confused by the new technology, or who logically conclude
> that if the old term is not being used, the new term must mean something
> different, we'll have to start doing something like this: blah, blah, blah
> Controller/Controllee (the term formerly (and offensively) known as Master/Slave)
>
> OR
>
> Create a special terminology mapping glossary at the back of each book having the
> following structure:
>
> New Politically Correct Term Equivalent Offensive Term
> -----------------------------------------
> -------------------------------------
> Controller/Controllee Master/Slave
