Re: Trying to avoid...

Subject: Re: Trying to avoid...
From: "McDermott, Stephen W" <Stephen -dot- McDermott -at- PSS -dot- BOEING -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 06:25:10 -0700

The terms I can think of that would not offend anyone in our
hypersensitive society would be:

school (verb)
share their knowledge

Of course, if it's for a communist country, or a military organization,
you may want to use indoctrinate.

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> From: Pat Gantt[SMTP:pagantt -at- POSTOFFICE -dot- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 1997 6:54 AM
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> > >>> what are some terms that can be used that avoid the negative
> connotations of these:
>
> > >> education ?
> > >> train ?
> > >> teach ?
> > >> instruct ?
>
> > >> Suggestions?
>
> Stereotypical problems...
>
> I hate trainer... animal
> educator/educate... bad wrap from biz "real" world
> teacher/teach... honorable term but "too femy"
> those that can't do... (untrue)
> Instruct/instructor... too pontificating
>
> Facilitator? Too trite? Corny? Hmmmm?
> ???
>
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