“Jump The Gun” and “Roll With The Punches” the Latest Targets of the Language Police

It’ll never end.

Liberal language police are looking for ultra-violent terms.

Now, the ultra-woke want more words. They detest “jump the gun,” “roll with the punches” And even more “deadline,” claiming they’re just too “violent.”

The word “record” is the correct spelling. “deadline” It was first noted in 1864, during the Civil War. Both sides had captured prisoners of war. “do not cross” Lines were drawn around prisons and guards were instructed to shoot anyone who crossed them “dead line.”

And, oh yeah! “jump the gun” It has nothing to do violence. This term derives from foot races, which delineate when a runner began too early. “jumped” The starting gun.

All that aside, it’s not all bad. These terms are considered offensive by the language police, who demand that new terms be used. They use the phrase “The police have deemed them offensive” “kill two birds with one stone” — which originated in China in the 1600s — must be replaced with “feed two birds with one scone.”

The new guide, entitled “Evolving From Violent Language,” Anna Taylor, a director of communications, created the site. “diversity, equity, and inclusion champion” Phenomenex is a technology company.

“The guide is for those who would like to replace mostly violently framed idioms with more positive and inclusive language,” Taylor spoke to The Daily Mail.

The guide provides new acceptable phrases

“I won’t avoid it any longer” For “I’ll bite the bullet”

“We’re going to launch” For “we’re going to pull the trigger”

“Can you send me an email?” For “can you shoot me an email?”

“That was a bit excessive” For “that was overkill”

“Let’s not focus on that anymore” For “let’s not beat a dead horse”

The guide was ridiculed on social media.

“Why? What’s the point in ‘evolving from violent language’? And what’s violent about deadline? Because it has dead in it? Death isn’t inherently violent; it’s simply everyone’s final phase. I respect everyone’s trauma but we’re way too sensitive if we can’t handle colloquialisms,” One User.

Another This guide is misguided.

“It just seems like ‘evolving from violent language’ when it isn’t even violent language that causes harm to people, detracts from the ACTUAL violent language that IS harming people, eg. racist, misogynistic, homophobic terms and phrases still being used to this day.”

Said a Dritte: “This isn’t about ‘evolving from violent language.’ It’s about trying to escape the reality of death. You can’t do it; no need to euphemize it.”

One Twitter Wage The whole thing is made up.

“I agree that the Evolving From Violent Language list is probably fake right-wing bait and we shouldn’t engage with it, but also I did have a coworker who always said ‘feed two birds with one scone.’”

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Joseph Curl is a 35-year veteran of politics, having served 12 years as White House correspondent in a national newspaper. He was the Drudge Report’s fourth-year a.m. Editor for four years. Send tips to [email protected] Follow him on Twitter @josephcurl