Ah, for a predictable life

[jhetley]

Got a call from my friendly neighborhood engineer yesterday at about 5:00 PM, asking if I could show up for a meeting on a joint project out at the airport. At 7:00 AM this morning. For a project that has been on hold since last fall...

Further thoughts on PC language -- I can have my character substitute "pickaninny" for "nigger" in that first exchange, dragging in the added baggage of dismissing the object as a child -- there's a jealousy component as well.

Don't know if that's less offensive, though.

Comments

[quilzas.livejournal.com]

I think 'pickaninny' will go over more people's heads than 'nigger' would. I think 'nigger' is a more widely recognized term. So the overall PC concern related carp is lessened.