Ernest Hemingway said that American literature really began with one book, Huckleberry Finn. "That word" appears on more pages than not. So what do we do? Declare it a non-book?

Using language in such a way as not to give offense without just cause is one thing. Denying historical fact in the name of political correctness is another.

Peter

(who is old enough to remember when "nigger" was tasteless, but no big deal, but you'd be in real trouble if anyone heard you say "fuck" in public - and has lived to see the situation exactly reversed. Is this really progress?)