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Taboo words

Linguist Geoff Nunberg looks at why some words are considered off-limits.

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Linguist Geoff Nunberg

Nunberg talks about idiomatic expressions like "on the up and up." What does it mean when people interpret these sayings differently?

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Color blindness

Nunberg talks about terms used in racial classification, such as Caucasian.

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