Maria,
The phrases "deafened" and "hard of hearing" are certainly used in the UK by both 'profs." by hearing people. Both terms are insulting. However I would certainly FEEL SAFER to go to Canada than to the terrorist state of the USA.
Keith
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:23:49 -0500 , Maria Barile <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Can colleagues from English Canada Inform, me of the following tell is it true that in English Canada people are really using the terms "deafened" and "hard of hearing". I find these insulting but I'm told that there are the "in lingo."
>
>What do these mean? Is it rehab language or consumer lingo?
>Maria
War makes people ill.
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