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The Nigerian-American author Teju Cole updated the phrase the "white man's burden" to the "white savior industrial complex," an accurate descriptor for philanthropic cluelessness and waste, like ineffectual condom-distribution drives in India or "buy-one-give-one" schemeslling schemes.
For example, a group that helps orphanages recently sought assistance in updating the phrasing of its thank-you letters to donors.
Should we update our phrases, vocabulary and grammar?
In updated advice, this phrase has been removed.
When Glassner's book was republished for its 10-year anniversary, its cover carried the phrase "Updated for our post-9/11 world". .
The standfirst of this story has been updated to use this phrase.
The rap sticks to the essentials of Daffodils while updating terms or phrasing which were more the thing in 1807 than they are today.
But as the nation sees growing inequality and a shortage of well-paying jobs a full decade after the last recession, this phrase could be updated to "it's the jobs".
Wu previously popularized the phrase "net neutrality," an updated version of the old notion of "common carriage" in the telephone industry.
The English language is updated constantly with new terms and phrases.
And Lakai's phrase needs to be updated to "Skateboarding is So Gay Right Now".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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