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Political correctness
unnecessary for title
I agree with the writer (Letters, Oct. 16) who decries the name-change of the Swedish word “ombudsman” to “ombudsperson.”
This all looks quite inane and unnecessary.
The word ombudsman is derived from the Norse “umbodhsmadr,” meaning “grievance person,” which is gender neutral, applying to male and female alike.
Not content with its efforts so far to strangulate the English language, the dead hand of political correctness now seems to be in the business of deforming words stolen from other languages.
John Lover
Oak Bay
Torch relay start
can make us proud
Victorians can certainly be proud that we are the launching point for Canada’s Winter Olympics 2010 Torch Relay.
To mark this once-in-a-lifetime celebration, I have created a Canadian Olympic victory cheer:
Stand, Raise your hands,
Canada Bold! Go for Gold!
I predict that we will be saluting our flag when Canadian athletes finally win gold on Canadian soil.
Renwick D. Bradley
Oak Bay
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