Ricky Rigatoni@lemm.ee to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWoah, free healthcare!lemm.eeimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWoah, free healthcare!lemm.eeRicky Rigatoni@lemm.ee to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareGlide@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe Canadian school system has begun replacing the term “special needs” with “exceptional.” A student is “exceptional” and has “exceptionalities.” Seeing “American exceptionalism” has a completely different meaning to me now.
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI thought this was a joke, but no, the euphemism treadmill never stops turning
minus-squareBalderSion@real.lemmy.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe word exceptional didn’t always mean better. It used to just mean different, as in an exception to the rule.
The Canadian school system has begun replacing the term “special needs” with “exceptional.” A student is “exceptional” and has “exceptionalities.”
Seeing “American exceptionalism” has a completely different meaning to me now.
I thought this was a joke, but no, the euphemism treadmill never stops turning
The word exceptional didn’t always mean better. It used to just mean different, as in an exception to the rule.