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4. In all seriousness. It's sort of a silly word, I agree.

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 07:12 AM

Mar 2014

I mean I don't necessarily take it as having an inherent bad or good connotation, but I'm pretty literal with language.

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I want to ban the word "sensitive". [View all] Bonobo Mar 2014 OP

But that's like half my conversation with my dentist. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #1

You can just grunt and point instead. nt Bonobo Mar 2014 #2

That's the REALLY bad month. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #3

In all seriousness. It's sort of a silly word, I agree. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #4

Wait a minute; I like my manly man to be sensitive also. In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #5

we'll take it under advisement IF you provide a substitute Doctor_J Mar 2014 #6

You're too sensitive. n/t malthaussen Mar 2014 #7

Depends what they're sensitive *to*, I suppose. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #9

I agree that sensitive is pejorative CFLDem Mar 2014 #10