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Would someone who is editing this page please help it join the TWENTIETH century (yes I know it is the twenty-first now)?
Eskimo became unacceptable usage for anyone not in elementary school decades ago. Unless, of course, you are referring to an ice cream treat.
I understand the historical reference to "Eskimo words for snow" is historical, and therefore correct. The references to "Eskimo languages," etc. are utterly obsolete.
Mdlayt ( talk) 00:27, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
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Wolfdog, could you please supply a reference that supports your edit, suggesting that "Whorf is important to this notion"? Cheers, HopsonRoad ( talk) 18:21, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
I would suggest the term Eskimo be changed from this article. It is a slur for Northern Indigenous/Inuit people and should not be displayed in educational articles other than when speaking of racist terms used. 24.71.229.57 ( talk) 06:30, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
Wolfdog I note that you're trying to get this right, which I find to be a difficult task because it's unclear from the title whether this article is about actual Eskimo words for snow or about the claim/expression. The first sentence should be structured in a way that the main theme echoes the title, reasonably well, in boldface, per MOS:LEADSENTENCE. Currently, it doesn't. I tried to accomplish this with "The phrase...", which had the unfortunate effect of appearing to be an entry in a lexicon, not about a concept or thing. What can be done to solve this? HopsonRoad ( talk) 04:18, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
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Would someone who is editing this page please help it join the TWENTIETH century (yes I know it is the twenty-first now)?
Eskimo became unacceptable usage for anyone not in elementary school decades ago. Unless, of course, you are referring to an ice cream treat.
I understand the historical reference to "Eskimo words for snow" is historical, and therefore correct. The references to "Eskimo languages," etc. are utterly obsolete.
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Wolfdog, could you please supply a reference that supports your edit, suggesting that "Whorf is important to this notion"? Cheers, HopsonRoad ( talk) 18:21, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
I would suggest the term Eskimo be changed from this article. It is a slur for Northern Indigenous/Inuit people and should not be displayed in educational articles other than when speaking of racist terms used. 24.71.229.57 ( talk) 06:30, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
Wolfdog I note that you're trying to get this right, which I find to be a difficult task because it's unclear from the title whether this article is about actual Eskimo words for snow or about the claim/expression. The first sentence should be structured in a way that the main theme echoes the title, reasonably well, in boldface, per MOS:LEADSENTENCE. Currently, it doesn't. I tried to accomplish this with "The phrase...", which had the unfortunate effect of appearing to be an entry in a lexicon, not about a concept or thing. What can be done to solve this? HopsonRoad ( talk) 04:18, 9 December 2021 (UTC)