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Let's call a spade a spade and avoid 'PC' terms.


HORIZONTAL VIOLENCE! How "PC" is that! Bullying Bullying
Chowne, Parson Stoyle

terrorizes parish; kidnaps children. [Br. Lit.: The Maid of Sker, Walsh Modern, 94–95]

Claypole, Noah

bully; becomes thief in Fagin’s gang. [Br. Lit.
 is bullying and should not be lessened less·en  
v. less·ened, less·en·ing, less·ens

v.tr.
1. To make less; reduce.

2. Archaic To make little of; belittle.

v.intr.
To become less; decrease.
 by the use of "softer" words.

I asked my husband if he knew what horizontal violence was and he didn't have a clue. I asked him about bullying and he certainly knew what that meant. Why are we afraid to calla spade SPADE - Specification Processing And Dependency Extraction. Specification language. G.S. Boddy, ICL Mainframes Div, FLAG/UD/3DR.003  a spade?

Chris Greer, RN

Auckland
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Title Annotation:letters
Author:Greer, Chris
Publication:Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Jul 1, 2004
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