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In reply to the discussion: Someone here told me that the word "master" is a racially charged word. [View all]John Drake
(68 posts)25. Why do we park on a driveway
And drive on a parkway?
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Someone here told me that the word "master" is a racially charged word. [View all]
AmyStrange
Aug 2020
OP
I think it's all in how it's being used ... the vast majority of the time, it most definitely is NOT
mr_lebowski
Aug 2020
#1
A real estate friend told me they no longer use the word master bedroom anymore
kimbutgar
Aug 2020
#3
I've noticed that the Family Room is now the Second Living Room, for some reason.
Midnight Writer
Aug 2020
#49
One of my best friends last name is Bates. What do think he likes to be called ... Giggle.
42bambi
Aug 2020
#9
We're going to have to change the terminology for hydraulic brake and clutch systems, too ...
mr_lebowski
Aug 2020
#14
Young men are properly (formally) addressed as "Master" instead of "Mr." So if I address
fierywoman
Aug 2020
#33
I haven't tried yet. He's always worried about "mastering" what I am teaching him and I thought
fierywoman
Aug 2020
#65
That debate has come up even among the Master Gardeners organization,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2020
#51