You're right. This is the same in the US and I wasn't thinking of spastic being abbreviated to spazz, which I personally don't hear. You're both correct that this is not a good choice of names!
Donna
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:27:36 EDT
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Subject: Re: [ACCESSIBUILT] May be off subject so please forgive me
> Spazz is derived from the word spastic which does now have derogatory
> connotations. When I was at school in the 1970's - 80's children used this as an
> insult. The word has also been used in music circles eg "a spazzy guitar solo"
> which was not intended to be derogatory. I would avoid the word as it does have
> the capacity to insult.
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