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    Examples of Language Modification: Fill in The Gaps: Politically Correct Term Traditional Term Explanation

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    Examples of language modification: Fill in the gaps

    Politically correct term Traditional term Explanation


    Gender-related
    Chairperson chairman
    Fire fighters fireman
    member of congress congressman
    police officer, policewoman Policeman
    flight attendant stewardess
    gender sex
    Ms. Miss and Mrs.
    Bachelor (a very interesting man to get
    marry any woman)
    Bachelorette spinster, old maid (has not been able to
    get marry, ugly, not atractive, she has a
    lot of cats, old…)
    “I now pronounce you husband and
    "I now pronounce you man and wife"
    wife”
    Disability-related
    an invalid, disabled,
    Cripple, handicapped
    physically challenged
    Mentally challenged (slow: before) Backward, imbecile, moron, and idiot
    Race and ethnic-related
    African-Americans Negroes, colored
    People of color any non-white people
    Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut skimo
    Asian-American,
    Chinese-American Oriental
    Korean-American
    Japanese-American
    AJA (Americans of Japanese Ancestry) Japanese-American
    Latino, Chicano Hispanic
    Native Americans or Indigenous
    People in Canada: First Nations or Indians
    aboriginal peoples
    Religious inclusiveness
    Happy Holidays/Season Greetings Merry Christmas
    CE, Common ERA and BCE, Before Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ
    Common Era (BC)
    Other
    the elderly
    Senior citizens
    old person
    public assistance Alms, welfare
    Military member soldier, sailor, airman, and marine
    International students foreign students
    issue problem or conflict
    health care provider Doctor, nurse
    Collateral damage civilian deaths

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