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Default What words or phrases annoy you?

On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 4:23:50 PM UTC-4, Rod Speed wrote:
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On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 3:35:18 PM UTC-4, Rod Speed wrote:
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On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 1:52:22 PM UTC-4, Rod Speed wrote:
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Back in the day, Moron, Imbecile and Idiot had specific IQ
ranges
to
be
classified as such...

I sort of knew that, but I wonder what they do now.

Intellectually disabled mostly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_disability

I've not heard that term. The usual euphemism is "learning
difficulties"
That's more for kids rather than adults.
which tends to refer to people who are unkindly and humorously
referred
to
as "the hard of thinking"
That's more of an insult.

I know a number of people who work in that segment of the health care
field.

The correct term is "adults with disabilities".
There is no such animal as the correct term and disabled is just as
valid.


What does ADA stand for?

https://www.google.com/search?q=ADA


Wow! He knows how to copy/paste!

The letters stand for "Americans *with Disabilities* Act".

The age 18+ subset of Americans protected by that act are therefore
American Adults with Disabilities.

Let's take that worldwide:

What does CRPD stand for?