An Open Letter To The People On The Internet

[snarp]

Dear Fellow People On The Internet,

I think maybe we all need to stop using the word "special" to mean "not smart," because I'm pretty sure that the etymology there is that it comes from "special needs."

("Special snowflake"-type usage is a different case, and I'm not disposed to complain about it.)

Thank you,

Somebody who just realized that, when she's trying to write dialog for middle-school-aged bullies, she assumes that "special child" will be among their top five most frequently-used insults.

Comments

[reileen]

Cosigned so hard.