Hi Joel,
At 10:51 AM 09-08-2020, Joel M. Halpern wrote:
My reasoning on asking for a list of terms that are more often
problematic, and likely candidate replacements for them, is to help
the reviewers.
I had not even realized that grandfathered has unfortunate
connotations and associations.
There are some potential issues which I only caught on reading a
review from Mr Doty.
I do not expect non-native speakers of English, much less non-native
speakers whose culture is very different from typical western
European and American culture, to easily be able to recognize what
the concern is.
I would not label such a list "must be avoided", as that is clearly
too strong. Particularly since almost all words have multiple uses.
Please see the acronym mentioned in the slides at
http://r.elandsys.com/r/72380 The person who raised the issue is
probably from China. I am acquainted with a few non-native speakers
of English. I have no doubt that they would understand the concern quickly.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
