[mhb]

When the end result has actually happened (advocacy for the avoidance of sound-alike words), it is no longer a slippery slope.

Anyway, there is value in trying to get people to understand that people who innocently use a sound-alike don't intend to offend them. Which is pretty much what John McWhorter has written about many times. The failure to understand context seems to be a big part of many issues of the day.

[dahart]

The “end result” you just referred to is only for the 3 specific words we’ve been discussing and no others. It actually is a slippery slope argument when you’re talking about any other words and not the 3 specific ones in this thread.

I totally agree there’s value in sharing context, and helping people not be offended. USC agrees as well now. Good!