Curt Fischer wrote:

> Yeah but what Jeff wants to know is "what someone gains from continuing
> to use a word that some people may consider offensive?"  Why does it matter
> where the some people that may consider it offensive are from?

The point is that within Britain it might not matter, but if that
British person were to go to the US s/he'd have some linguistic catch-up
to do.

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