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Post by Shades40 on Jan 24, 2008 19:14:40 GMT
Fenian, hun, taig and jaffa are among the terms outlawed for police officers in a pamphlet which outlines to them how to avoid causing offence. The Guide to Appropriate Language has various categories of words and suggests acceptable alternatives. Religion, minority ethnic communities, gay people, women and transsexuals are among the linguistic issues covered. Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde says in his foreword that using the right language "sends an important message". "It is essential that we take a lead in using language that does not exclude colleagues or members of the community, does not stereotype and always shows a wholehearted commitment to supporting our Equal Opportunities Policy," said Sir Hugh. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7206891.stm |
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Post by Jim on Jan 24, 2008 20:16:56 GMT
what the fucks a Jaffa?
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Post by Wasp on Jan 24, 2008 20:24:17 GMT
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Post by earl on Jan 25, 2008 10:08:05 GMT
I'm just shocked that this had to be highlighted at all. Surely that's just bleedin' common sense!
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Post by Jim on Jan 25, 2008 11:46:24 GMT
I've never ever ever ever.. ever heard of Jaffa.
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Post by Jim on Jan 25, 2008 12:17:15 GMT
NEVER! I thought it was to stop the police giving grief to black fellas. honestly I'm surprised Harry would be able to understand you  bloody southerners talk a mile a minute. |
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Post by Jim on Jan 25, 2008 12:23:18 GMT
Its not proper English unless you say that, so its not.
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Post by Harry on Jan 25, 2008 16:50:52 GMT
Really? and you from the Falls?  You're making me suspicous of you Jimmy! There's a Unionist I spoke to on the phone and when I heard his accent I wasn't sure he was who he said he was. I though he was an extremest out to set me up (paranoia and vanity or wha!) so I called him a Jaffa to see how he'd react, because I knew if he was who I suspected him to be he'd explode and he laughed it off. So after that I trusted HARRY! ;D Christ i could hardly understand a word you said. I thought you said you were starving ;D ;D Jim is right about the southern accent ;D ;D ;D I really don't know why you doubt my accent and to say i sound Scottish!!! LOL Ballymena is a really broad accent but mine has mellowed as i'm away so much pretty much since i was 18 or so. |
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Post by tp on Jan 25, 2008 16:57:47 GMT
I'm just shocked that this had to be highlighted at all. Surely that's just bleedin' common sense! You would have thought so.  |
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Post by Jim on Jan 25, 2008 17:08:20 GMT
To be fair I get the "are you scottish" thing all the time in england. Was in the student union the other day having a pint with a few people, and one of their mates thought I was scottish right up untill he asked me where I'm from. Couldn't get over that I didnt sound like a Dubliner because hes lived in Dublin for the past few years. I'm from Glasgow apparently now.
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Post by Blue Angel on Jan 25, 2008 20:08:38 GMT
crikey even i've heard the jaffa tag used here in London, infamously before a fight in the dublin castle in camden where a moderate unionist who was one of the regulars was accosted by a drunk fool who started going on about proddy bastards and jaffa c**ts - fortunately the management chucked him out before things got too out of hand.
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bloody southerners talk a mile a minute. 
You're making me suspicous of you Jimmy!