Exquisito storyline and evoking sweet memories. The twice-use of the word ‘Trump’ completely spoiled it however. Better choice of wording next time, maybe?
I edited this post to remove the trigger word with the following note. I did it so readers would pay attention to the topic and not get distracted.
Here is the note:
Note: this has been edited. In the original I used the word trump with a small t. This word, which has been part of our language since the 16th century, upset some people so much they could not enjoy the piece.
This is because of that disgraced gangster who once inhabited the White House. Whose family name is actually Drumph.
I find this disturbing. First of all, the original wording was more elegant. It took three words to do what one did before the edit. And that means it lost grace and gained a small measure of awkwardness.
Second, this person who has stolen so much from us has succeeded in stealing a useful word with no perfect replacement.
I have had people say it will take a century for that word to stop being a trigger. I say we should eliminate the name with a capital T and reclaim the small t— trump.
Exquisito storyline and evoking sweet memories. The twice-use of the word ‘Trump’ completely spoiled it however. Better choice of wording next time, maybe?
I edited this post to remove the trigger word with the following note. I did it so readers would pay attention to the topic and not get distracted.
Here is the note:
Note: this has been edited. In the original I used the word trump with a small t. This word, which has been part of our language since the 16th century, upset some people so much they could not enjoy the piece.
This is because of that disgraced gangster who once inhabited the White House. Whose family name is actually Drumph.
I find this disturbing. First of all, the original wording was more elegant. It took three words to do what one did before the edit. And that means it lost grace and gained a small measure of awkwardness.
Second, this person who has stolen so much from us has succeeded in stealing a useful word with no perfect replacement.
I have had people say it will take a century for that word to stop being a trigger. I say we should eliminate the name with a capital T and reclaim the small t— trump.