[Ads-l] new computer-forbidden word: "escort"

[Laurence Horn]

Hmmm. I could see blocking "provide an escort for..." but not "escort" as a
verb.  We need more sophisticated computers (or programmers).

On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM Jonathan Lighter <
00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

>
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/treasury-secretary-gets-pulled-interview-111652661.html
>
> "The Sky News nugget from the interview was Bessent saying that the U.S.
> Navy will ****** oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz despite reports
> that Iran is laying mines in the critical waterway."
>
> JL
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
>

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org