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Month: July 2020

DECOLONISING THE DICTIONARY

July 8, 2020January 23, 2021 / TT / 2 Comments

I (REALLY DO) BEG YOUR PARDON

One of the remarkable things about language is that it’s so central to our being that most people are wholly and completely unreflective about it. The racist elements in our cultural history are coming under increased scrutiny, among them the racist roots of some everyday language.

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