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Thread #107461 Message #2228811
Posted By: Don Firth
05-Jan-08 - 12:42 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Amazing Grace. Should We Be Singing it??
Subject: RE: Folklore: Amazing Grace. Should We Be Singing it??
Yeah, the first time I heard anyone go all "PC" over the word "niggardly," it surprised the heck out of me. Perfectly good word, meaning "stingy" or "miserly," and the word's etymology identifies it as of Scandinavian origin. No racial connections or implications whatsoever!
Celtaddict, it occurred to me that your son could say exactly the same thing about the songs I sing.