Since we're talking about "cackling," I'M bringing up MY linguistic pet peeve again

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"Village."

That word, in the way that it is used by virtually everyone, is racist and classist.

And I'm not referring to Greenwich Village and other proper names.

Whereas in the United States small residential areas are referred to as "towns," in poor countries, or even not-so-poor, but ethnic, areas in other countries, are referred to almost exclusively as "villages." Why? Why are they not referred to as "towns," like they are here in the U.S.?

Even POOR areas in the U.S. are not referred to as "villages," but as towns.