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I think your reasoning for not using it fits the reason why it was
used in the first place.
Oh well. I saw nothing wrong with the subject line. Perhaps if it
offends you should contact the original poster about it.
On 5/17/05, James Jones <doc-x -at- earthlink -dot- net> wrote:
>
> Thanks David. No, I don't believe people need to check every piece of
> language to make sure it does not offend, but 'Leprosy' in particular is
> a very bad disease and there is probably no one on this list who can
> stand up for people who have the disease.
> As to the 'draw' of the word. A more precise description of the
> problem might have been in order.
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