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Spoken Word Benefit Reading with Edwidge Danticat (Wednesday) Ms. Danticat, author of "Krik?
"I hate the word benefit because it suggests a bonus," she says.
Mention the word benefit and people add "scrounger" on the end - often encouraged by Labour ministers who should know better.
She dislikes the way the very word "benefit" suggests something positive and extra, rather than simply a levelling of an unequal playing field.
The word "benefit" makes things sound boring, sad, and needy, but this one should be nuts.
The semantics of this word benefit him, since "controversial" is this year's polite substitute for "racist".
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I want to ask about the word "benefits".
The use of the word "benefits", say many commentators, has "demonised" those on benefits.
Can we, for example, still see the word "benefits" without inwardly automatically appending the word "scroungers"?
The word "cheat" now fits so snugly against the word "benefits" that they run together as a single concept.
– Michael Borshuk A Paper on the 'N Word': I celebrate Black History Month in my research writing class (grades 9 to 12 inclusive) by having them produce a five-page, M.L.A.-cited, persuasive essay answering this thesis question: "Has the use of the 'N word' benefited the African-American community?" It is the most energized and profoundly thoughtful learning experience for all of us.
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