tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post3614097815345679936..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: The Languages of Pao, by Jack VanceAnthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-53699980902123393832012-07-23T08:51:21.393+01:002012-07-23T08:51:21.393+01:00I've noticed a similar idea of changing attitu...I've noticed a similar idea of changing attitudes by changing vocabulary mentioned in Sheri Tepper's Plague of Angels (review to follow).<br /><br />The idea was of course picked up by the women's liberation movement (e.g. Ms instead of Miss/Mrs, chairperson or just chair instead of chairman), and subsequently by others (e.g. the changed meaning of "gay"). Did such attempts do anything to change attitudes, or had the attitudes changed first?Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-5461089666448379362012-07-23T04:21:34.287+01:002012-07-23T04:21:34.287+01:00Tony, this is another book I don't remember at...Tony, this is another book I don't remember at all, though I'm positive that I read it.<br /><br />I certainly like the idea behind it, but it seems way too simplistic. I vaguely remember feeling that way when I read the book, too, but I really can't say for sure. Some books just don't stay with me.Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.com