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From: "Leo Aerts" <Leo.K.E.AERTS at village.uunet.be>
Subject: Spijkers op laag water noemt men dat ook

You are right Robert, indeed, for now I am trying to find an American list
tot protest the word Lullaby, because a part of it means for certain people,
in certain regions, "stupido" in Dutch.

En toen was er thee…

Vriendelijke groeten,

Leo Flandriae

Citing:
From: Robert Haslach <roberthaslach at verizon.net>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2008.07.23 (01) [E]

Dear LL-ers - "coon" in American idiom appears in racoon, but also as a
derogatory signifier for people whose skin is a darker color than that of
the dominant group.
I might not use Idicoon - which strikes me as a contraction of idiot coon

en toen was er koffie...

regards,
Robert Haslach
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