“Absolute freedom doesn't exist and never did. Just as we don't spit on the floor at work, swear at customers, or send out letters full of misspellings, so too we might have to 'watch our language.' It is odd that the request for unbiased language in schools and workplaces is considered intolerable when other limits on our freedom to do whatever we want are not.” WantMightSchoolLanguageWatchesLimitsLettersAbsolutesCustomersOddSwearWorkplaceRequestSpitAbsolute FreedomUnbiased Author:Rosalie Maggio
“Language doesn't belong to grammarians, linguists, wordsmiths, writers, or editors. It belongs to the people who use it. It goes where people want it to go, and, like a balky mule, you can't make it go where it doesn't want to go.” PeopleWantUseLanguageEditorsMulesLinguists Book:Unspinning the Spin: The Women's Media Center Guide to Fair and Accurate Language Source: Unspinning the Spin: The Women's Media Center Guide to Fair and Accurate Language