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We have a similar problem with the use of the word “pirate” when speaking of the bandits taking control of ships and their crews and then demanding ransom from the ship owners. How do we now take the romanticism framed in the word “pirate” from these thugs who are really just common criminals?

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A similar question could be asked about the word "problem".
How do we communicate with someone who cannot see that a "problem" often lies in the eye of the beholder?

Last edited by eccles; 04/24/09 01:20 PM.