tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post1411832855765093609..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Eeeeewwwwwwww!Dave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-81810777460575994252008-09-15T10:51:00.000-04:002008-09-15T10:51:00.000-04:00'Companion' literally means 'person who is accompa...'Companion' literally means 'person who is accompanying you'. Nothing more specific than that.Ettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230821659466586897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-51161952103098674952008-09-15T06:43:00.000-04:002008-09-15T06:43:00.000-04:00My personal least favourite of those words is "ind...My personal least favourite of those words is "individual". I hate the way that word gets used.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527926041729913404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-75376842409828503662008-09-15T00:18:00.000-04:002008-09-15T00:18:00.000-04:00shiva...ha!Yeah Dave - did you know there's a whol...shiva...ha!<BR/><BR/>Yeah Dave - did you know there's a whole ACADEMY for training companions?Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-26898735140429837882008-09-14T17:52:00.000-04:002008-09-14T17:52:00.000-04:00erm... you should watch Firefly...erm... you should watch Firefly...stevethehydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18334234855643025449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-65319919997891319162008-09-14T15:52:00.000-04:002008-09-14T15:52:00.000-04:00Quite often, I've found that those kind of words a...Quite often, I've found that those kind of words are the only terms most able bodies folks will understand immediately. <BR/>When telling people where I live, I've learnt it's easiest to say a 'blind institute/school'. I don't like that term, but when I explain it in other ways, people just get confused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-64323004776328722312008-09-14T03:53:00.001-04:002008-09-14T03:53:00.001-04:00It's hard to avoid eh Dave. I got a small lecture...It's hard to avoid eh Dave. I got a small lecture from a new crip colleague the other day about me using the word crip. She said it upsets and offends her and not to ever call her that. So I won't.<BR/><BR/>But I will continue to use it to refer to my people and myself as I hate the connotations and assumptions that go with the word disabled. Bugger it. I like 'crip', it's strong and short and is a new word if you like to look at it that way.<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>Glee cripGleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-78199453231809911852008-09-14T03:53:00.000-04:002008-09-14T03:53:00.000-04:00Well, you blew it! LOL We all do, one way or anoth...Well, you blew it! LOL We all do, one way or another. Welcome to the human race!<BR/> Also, theoretically, a "companion" IS a friend.(Look it up in Webster's!). It is they who have the negative connotation. Because the world has its prejudices, it is getting increasingly difficult to use English without some of the garbage (Ie., prejudice) sticking to regular words. <BR/>I think the only way out would have been: these seats are taken. They just went to buy popcorn...."<BR/>But its always easier afterwards, isn't it?rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.com