2006-07-30 11:11:41 · 25 answers · asked by stokley5000 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
hatred
if only it were so easy to get rid of.
2006-07-30 11:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by jeff s 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋
he. then everyone would have to be called she. It would then lose its gender specific meaning and we would all be using the word as if it refers to all human beings. Sort of like how the "universal masculine" used to be used in the language (where all humans are referred to as "he" by default, see old books). And then that whole lopsided gendered-language thing would be evened out, and people would finally have a whole new way of seeing each other.
And if you think the way people referred to each other in the past is not relevant, remember the present is composed of everything that has ever happened until now, it is a composite of everything humans have done and said. The past is alive and well and could be addressed in say, a perception of lingering (or even fundamental) imbalances in the language. In an ideal world, I would like to see no gendered pronouns at all, but you did say only ONE word could be erased...
2006-07-30 18:24:56 · answer #2 · answered by jarm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did not specify proper or slang so I will take the liberty of saying I would like to see people not say thunk! It is not proper usage of the word think. Of course if people that have used thunk would have thought about it they may have taken the time to use the past tense of think thoughtfully.
To make my point more clear:
I thunk therefore I was.
2006-07-30 22:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by rodneycrater 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God. It would force people to decide between right and wrong and how to live their lives without the cloud of Hell hanging over their head. The world could and would evolve much more quickly without religion. Just think of all the scientific research that goes on hold while people decide whether or not God would approve.
2006-07-30 18:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by EG345 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definetly the F word
2006-07-30 18:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by malroymck 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know...it would have to be a derogatory term like n***er or c*nt or tw@t or something that I would never like for anyone to be called again, or maybe the word golf, because that just sounds like something is stuck in your throat.
2006-07-30 18:15:19 · answer #6 · answered by Julia L. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word i would choose to omit from the english language is the simple word "why?". it is ok as long as someone genuinely wants to know something, but its overuse is absolutely irritating!
2006-07-30 18:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DA and AH when you do not know what to say. I wish I could stop doing that on the phone or in coversations is is Hard.
2006-07-30 19:55:41 · answer #8 · answered by Nina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dubya. Self explanatory.
2006-07-30 18:15:03 · answer #9 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i wont go with bubbler, mainly because i just found out Rhode island uses that word to, so ill go with the word (to,too) hard to remeber rules for using
2006-07-30 18:18:13 · answer #10 · answered by close_my_eyes2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CAN'T.....It is very negative. It even sounds like you are giving up. It sounds winey and milktoast. However, the non-contradiction form, cannot sounds firm, and assured, yet implies no negativity.
2006-07-30 18:17:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋