{"id":1845886,"date":"2023-02-14T06:34:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T11:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1845886"},"modified":"2023-02-14T06:38:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T11:38:36","slug":"jump-the-gun-and-roll-with-the-punches-the-latest-targets-of-the-language-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jump-the-gun-and-roll-with-the-punches-the-latest-targets-of-the-language-police\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cJump The Gun\u201d and \u201cRoll With The Punches\u201d the Latest Targets of the Language Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjump-the-gun-and-roll-with-the-punches-the-latest-targets-of-the-language-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1845886&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1166188826.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019ll never end.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal language police are looking for ultra-violent terms.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the ultra-woke want more words. They detest \u201cjump the gun,\u201d \u201croll with the punches\u201d And even more \u201cdeadline,\u201d claiming they\u2019re just too \u201cviolent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;record&#8221; is the correct spelling. \u201cdeadline\u201d It was first noted in 1864, during the Civil War. Both sides had captured prisoners of war. \u201cdo not cross\u201d Lines were drawn around prisons and guards were instructed to shoot anyone who crossed them \u201cdead line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And, oh yeah! \u201cjump the gun\u201d It has nothing to do violence. This term derives from foot races, which delineate when a runner began too early. \u201cjumped\u201d The starting gun.<\/p>\n<p>All that aside, it&#8217;s not all bad. These terms are considered offensive by the language police, who demand that new terms be used. They use the phrase &#8220;The police have deemed them offensive&#8221; \u201ckill two birds with one stone\u201d \u2014 which originated in China in the 1600s \u2014 must be replaced with \u201cfeed two birds with one scone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new guide, entitled \u201cEvolving From Violent Language,\u201d Anna Taylor, a director of communications, created the site. \u201cdiversity, equity, and inclusion champion\u201d Phenomenex is a technology company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guide is for those who would like to replace mostly violently framed idioms with more positive and inclusive language,\u201d Taylor spoke to The Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>The guide provides new acceptable phrases<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t avoid it any longer\u201d For \u201cI\u2019ll bite the bullet\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to launch\u201d For \u201cwe\u2019re going to pull the trigger\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you send me an email?\u201d For \u201ccan you shoot me an email?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a bit excessive\u201d For \u201cthat was overkill\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s not focus on that anymore\u201d For \u201clet\u2019s not beat a dead horse\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The guide was ridiculed on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy? What\u2019s the point in \u2018evolving from violent language\u2019? And what\u2019s violent about deadline? Because it has dead in it? Death isn\u2019t inherently violent; it\u2019s simply everyone\u2019s final phase. I respect everyone\u2019s trauma but we\u2019re way too sensitive if we can\u2019t handle colloquialisms,\u201d One <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TracyDontTweet\/status\/1621469254582140928\">User<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uwufoxykinz\/status\/1621201023405547527\">Another<\/a> This guide is misguided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just seems like \u2018evolving from violent language\u2019 when it isn\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Said a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaudadioSi\/status\/1620618083256913923\">Dritte<\/a>: \u201cThis isn\u2019t about \u2018evolving from violent language.\u2019 It\u2019s about trying to escape the reality of death. You can\u2019t do it; no need to euphemize it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/james_f_thomas\/status\/1620826333780770819\">Wage<\/a> The whole thing is made up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree that the Evolving From Violent Language list is probably fake right-wing bait and we shouldn\u2019t engage with it, but also I did have a coworker who always said \u2018feed two birds with one scone.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>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&#8217;s fourth-year a.m. Editor for four years. Send tips to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"4a2025392f3a22293f38260a2e2b2326333d23382f64292527\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> Follow him on Twitter @josephcurl<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019ll never end. Liberal language police are looking for ultra-violent terms. Now, the ultra-woke want more words. They detest \u201cjump the gun,\u201d \u201croll with the punches\u201d And even more \u201cdeadline,\u201d claiming they\u2019re just too \u201cviolent.\u201d The word &#8220;record&#8221; is the correct spelling. \u201cdeadline\u201d It was first noted in 1864, during the Civil War. 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